Show it will not be long ions before deer season opens in most of the western states and the slaughter begins we refer not to the slaughter of the quadro but the hunters and animals that fall victim every year to carelessness and ignorance before you are permitted to drive an automobile you have to pass a rigid examination demonstrating your experience and ability to handle the vehicle veli icle safely firearms are at least as potentially dangerous as automobiles and yet anyone who is of cf age and z id hab the ho money can buy a hini hunting ting license no questions are asked about his experience or ability to handle the lethal weapon and no examination is made to discover whether he IL has is the vision to tell the difference between a deer a man or a horse or other live object most of the he tragedies of deer hunting season a are re not accidents they ire are the result of ignorance in how to handle a gun the lack of proper safety precautions or what amounts to criminal recklessness aness to a man wh thohas olias a thorough knowledge of his gun who has had experience and training in the ways of the outdoors and who uses a modicum of judgement jud gement and common sense such ta tragedies gedies and accidents ci are something lie reads about they do not happen to him everyone has an obligation to eliminate this wanton waste of life and property the father who first takes his son deer hunting has the solemn duty of teaching him the rules of the game the fish and game commissions commission should require some evidence that the hunter has the skill to handle his gun safely and lias has the vision training and peri ence necessary to safe gaurd others in field the greatest obligation of course is with the hunter himself sorrow heartache and hardship liard ship might result unless he is mindful of this obliga obligation tOn lle lie is morally bound to observe rules and practices that will protect the life and property of everyone involved it is always assumed by a good hunter that a gun is loaded it is also assumed that anything that moves that is heard and cannot be seen is cither a man or domestic lives livestock tk ile he does docs not shoot or even point a gun until lie he is sure what his target is and also that there is bothin nothing else in the line of fire A good hunter always unloads a gun defore deboro entering an automobile or camp and puts it out of reach ef cf children accidents dont happen to good hunters S |