HUNTER SAFETY 2014: We've crossed the threshold into 
fall hunting season ... we're talking gun safety ... on 
Passport to Texas

This is Passport to Texas

Hunt are taking their firearms out of the gun case and 
preparing them to go afield this fall. Prep work should 
also include reviewing gun safety rules. 

15 -- Number one: always point the muzzle in a safe direction. 
Number two: Treat every firearm as if it were loaded. Three: Be 
sure of your target; what's in front as well as beyond. And, then 
the fourth is unload your firearms when not in use.

Robert Ramirez, TPW hunter education manager, says his 
department produced a new video - available on YouTube 
September 6th - illustrating the first four, of ten, rules.

05 -- In our hunter education course, obviously, we go over all ten 
gun safety rules.

Ramirez says you and your hunting party should commit 
the first four rules to memory before going into the field. 

03 -- Firearm safety is everyone's responsibility.

And if you have not taken hunter education, or need a 
refresher, it can only serve you well.

20 -- Hunter education is for everyone who is planning on going 
afield regardless of age. In the state of Texas, it is mandatory 
certification if you are going to hunt - 17 years of age or older. 
There is a grandfather date of September 2, 1971; if you're born 
on or after that date, it's mandatory [to take] if you're going to 
hunt alone.

Visit the TPW website to find hunting rules and 
regulations, as well as hunter education classes - 
including online certification classes.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife, I'm Cecilia Nasti.



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