Show Wives Ives an and Mothers You Tell em A Front Page Editorial Most of the men and boys going hunting wont won't take time ime to read this They're too busy getting ready for the hunt r p So wives vives mothers sisters sweethearts its it's up to you to o pass the words along Yes there are but tow words to leave leav ringing in the ears of every hunter B BE CAR CAREFUL UL BE BE CAREFUL WITH GUNS GUNS Always remember th that every gun is a potential killer Loaded or unloaded never point joint one at a companion or yourself Keep that muzzle pointed away from things and persons you do not want to kill Dont Don't pull the gun towards you by the muzzle Too many hunters have been killed that way vay And when you lay it down aown own as you get a drink be sure it is firmly fixed and pointing pointing pointing point point- ing away from you and everyone else Falling or slipping rifles are known to have taken many lives Keep the safety on or have in on the safe cock if its it's an old model Dont Don't take ake any chance whatever r of injuring or killing yourself or others with a rifle BE CAREFUL WITH FIRE At this writing the forest forests is s dry A single match a single campfire or a single cigarette could cause irreparable damage to rang ranges s watersheds and forests crests Dont Don't leave a single live coal or ember in your camp- camp fire ire Be sure that discarded cigarette and match are OUT it ht o stay before you throw v them away BE CAREFUL WITH LIQUOR This warning should be e unnecessary as no hunter should take any liquor whatever on the hunt A man or boy who has been drinking is dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- to himself and all about him So leave your liquor at home BE CAREFUL WITH PROPERTY No sportsman will shoot a road sign power line insulator cabin domestic animal or r other property No sportsman will vill damage fences True sportsmen will unite in unhesitatingly reporting those vandals who wantonly destroy property Unless vandalism is stopped hunting privileges and areas may be greatly curtailed BE CAREFUL OF HEALTH Most people who go hunting are unused to roughing it Over-exertion Over has caused caused caused caus caus- ed more deaths than any other one factor This is especially true rue of older men who think they are still as good as ever Dont Don't expose yourself needlessly to the elements Put merto mer- mer to or iodine on scratches and hurts Eat sensibly an and get et enough sleep BE CAREFUL OF DIRECTIONS Dont Don't get lost but if lost be calm Keep your sense of direction you are Build a fire and wait for help Dont Don't roam aimlessly about Your companions then will have little chance of following and finding you B BE E CAREFUL WITH MORALS Some men and boys make it a practice continually to tell filthy obscene stories while in the mountains Irreparable moral damage has las thus been done to comparatively innocent young souls An All obscene story never has served a worthy purpose Dont Don't tell them and ask others to leave them untold Refuse to tell or listen to such filth BE CAREFUL WITH MEAT At present prices meat is a very valuable commodity Dress your deer quickly and I properly Take along a sack to save the liver heart and fat Fats are still critically needed in industry Dont Don't throw throw the fat away BE CAREFUL IN DRIVING The mountains will be full of cars and trucks Every road will vill be dangerous Drive slowly safely and sensibly Make the hunt enjoyable and profitable for yo yourself rs lf and others other by always BEING CAREFUL I I 1 tot |