Firearm and Treestand Safety Tips

Brock Ray | June 12, 2007

By Brock Ray
Firearm Safety:
•Treat every gun as if it were loaded. Watch the muzzle! Prepare to control the direction of the muzzle even if you stumble.
•Be sure the barrel and action are clear of obstructions and that you have only ammunition of the proper size for the gun you are carrying.
•Be sure of your target [...]

“HOW DANGEROUS IS HUNTING, REALLY?”

Brock Ray | June 1, 2007

How can a sport where adults and the young run around the woods and over water while carrying loaded firearms really be safe? Each hunting season newspapers and television news broadcasts inform the public of hunting tragedies ranging from accident shootings and drowning, to fatal falls from tree stands…