Show use care while hunting prevent gun accidents gun accidents can be prevented pie vented such acl accidents dents and too often trag c deaths are the unhappy product ot of carelessness and thoughtlessness with the rapid approach appio ich of the states hunting seasons fish and game department spokesmen feel it again timely to remind all sportsmen going afield to check their guns and know their use more pleasure in the chase and greater safety for everyone will result it if a few simple rules and pro cedores are followed many are the tha rules of good gun handling department part ment spokesmen list the following as some of the more important to be follo followed wed and remembered know your gun actual use on a firing range Is the surest method to determine the condition of that gun from year to year such ranges are to be found in the near vicinity of the communities of the state A call to the local sportsmens sports mens group or a peace officer in any community will bring directions to a designated shooting area it Is important that such shooting areas be used in the practice of safety as well as to avoid trouble with the law treat every gun as loaded at all times never point the gun at anything you do not wish to kill alcohol and gunpowder do not mix always unload your gun upon entering camp or a vehicle these spokesmen suggest that good tun fun and good hunting are the results of keeping the rules of gun handling hiU idling |