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Show Prepare Now For Fall Game Hunts Now is the time to be-,gin be-,gin preparation for fall hunts; hasty preparation at the last minute, is generally gen-erally incomplete and hunters often find they forgot something important. import-ant. Rifles and shotguns should be checked to see that they are operable and in safe firing condi-t!cn. condi-t!cn. Rifles should be sighted in to help insure c :c"n kill. Trap or skeet - - --fr v, j!i heip sharpen sharp-en 'he eye of the shotgun shooter, and some time .- : - patterning your s'-r-'fiin may reveal some ii. ' n esting characteristis-tics characteristis-tics of your fowling piece. Sa'e gun handling and respect for property are i"?t as important now as t'rev are during the hunt. -'- --mission before you ur-e an area for sighting in. UTe paper targets instead in-stead of tin cans or bottles; bot-tles; the results will be more accurate and th chance of a ricochet is reduced. re-duced. Always be sure you have a safe backstop. Broken bottles and shot tin cans are not welcome additions to any landscape, land-scape, public or private, so be sure you remove all litter from the area when you leave. The lack cf public shooting ranges throughout the state makes it necessary that most sighting in and shooting take place on public cr private lands. Respect these areas so they will be available for future shooters. |
