Show q m r v r o o 1 r r S 'S Suggestion for sportsman giving'S Christmas giving By John C. C Dickerson Conservation Officer Div of 01 Wildlife Resources Stuck for lor a last minute Christmas gift How lI w would you like to give ghe your husband wife wile kids or a good friend a gift that would entitle them to many hours of go good d clean outdoor recreation Of 01 course Im I'm speaking of giving a hunting or or fishing license to that special person on the You would have to go a long longway longway longway way to find a a gift that can provide as much enjoyment or provide the opportunity for good friends friend to be together as can one of these licenses I think this would be especially true for lor fora lora a father giving a first time hunter or fisherman a license since it would mean the two of 01 them would be spending a lot of good times limes together in the future Dont Don't forget the license year expires December 31 Sl so if you intend to hunt rabbits or oi or during January you will need to pick up a new license A lot of youngsters will be begetting begetting begetting getting for Christmas this year and sometimes this creates problems For some reason people in general and not just kids do not respect t a perhaps 22 the small bullets mislead us into thinking they are not dangerous but this is not true Each year during the holidays we find many youngsters out in the field with their new rifles and this is where the problems start Ma Many ny of the kids have taken our Hunter Safety course but tl this s still does not relieve the parents of the responsibility of seeing that firearms are handled safely Our laws stipulate that a child under 14 may not own or carry a firearm unless he is with l his s parent or guardian Tl This s is a 1 common sense seme law for the childs child's protection I These kids I Iare are j just st starting starling out in a sport that can provide them with many hundreds of hours of enjoyment over their lifetime and it is a real shame to have them run afoul of the law and have their enthusiasm dulled Get your kids off on the right foot by taking the time to go out with them m and sharing your experiences and knowledge of safe saCe gun handling with them |