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Show OUTDOORS 25 Hilltop Times .Aug. 24, 1990 Eye protection d necessity for shooting tally leave them behind at any time. And yes, they have, in fact, saved my eyes. On two occasions, I have been struck in the face by spent shotgun pellets while waterfowling, twice more while dove hunting, and once when a pellet bounced back at me while patterning a shotgun. I can't count the number of times I've felt, burned powder and bits of cartridge brass strike me in the face while shooting. Last year, my single shot pistol flew open somehow when I fired it and the entire rear portion of the cartridge struck me right on the bridge of my nose. And it isn't just during actual shooting that I've been saved. Untold snapped branches, blowing sand, flying insects and other debris have been harmlessly deflected by my glasses. You can choose among glasses of numerous tints, frame styles, lens shapes and more. Just don't choose not to wear them. Raab by Lt. Col. Rocky staff writer Hilltop Times One of the regular outdoors articles you can count on seeing at least once a year is the piece on using ear protection while shooting. Invariavicbly, the author proclaims himself a near-dea- f tim of his own ignorance who now swears by his muffs and plugs for all his voluminous shooting. What you won't read is an article by a blind, writer who now swears by eye protection for all his shooting. The reason? Anyone who has lost his eyesight in a shooting accident is NO LONGER a shooter. You can be deaf as a post and still shoot, but if you're only partially blinded, you are out of the shooting sports. Period. But, I have yet to read a single article about the absolute necessity of wearing eye protection while shooting. Some authors mention eye protection briefly in association with ear gear, or as IBTx7 hi mum to The single most important piece of gear you own may be your shooting glasses. I consider mine to be more important than my guns. I can get other guns. I can't get new eyes. And shooting glasses aren't expensive. I have priced plastic models by several manufacturers at under $10. Top of the line, models with polycarbonate lenses can be had for under $35. No model I have priced tops $100 from any maker. Buy the best you can afford, but buy them. And use them. I put on my shooting glasses before I pick up a gun, without exception. I wear them while at the range and in the field while hunting. I keep them in my truck's glove box, so I can't acciden UV-protect- " 15 percent, reflecting the o sport's challenging nature. Jim Karpowitz, Division of Wildlife Resources game manager, said deer hunters will need to work harder this year. Drought conditions have taken a toll on fawn production, which translates to fewer bucks. Fair success is expected for hunting units around Price and , September """""""' "' I. judgment. flees ireodly The deer archery hunt gets under way this weekend, as approximately 28,000 hunters take to the field statewide. The southeastern region is expected to receive about a fifth of the state's archers, filling campgrounds from the Book Cliffs to the Blue Mountains. Hunter success in past years has been a modest 12 percent iLi an aside in an article on reloading, but that's about it. Don't let this omission cloud your MAT POOOf WANT In contrast with conservative powitz. Other open areas include ! iisf ypm c ivn ff,7 ,sfSn ip"- " rir LUMCH-$- 325 Mnnriav & Wednesday Night Only 1 Time Through DINNER-- 95 Hours: Lunch, nm- - ""rX. 776-967- 8 I Ogdcn 5:00 pm-lU.U- U OoBed Sundays a 0 Call am Hours: 9:00 5:00 pm. 621-174- ' i tMOUUJHKl II I I T --44MOt Suite 2 ttUMOUSMB OGDEN rainier uiauiMn MM LAiUuU I 8 DANGER SIGNALS Roberts Chiropractic Center 924 24th Dr. Kevin A. 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