Safety tips offered for upcoming Michigan firearm deer season
Michigan’s firearm deer season begins Saturday, Nov. 15, and the DNR reminds everyone to put safety first.
“Success is not always about filling your tag, it’s about safely enjoying the experience and sharing it with friends and family after the hunt,” said Lt. Tom Wanless, supervisor of the DNR’s recreational safety, education and enforcement section.
Wanless reiterates that although some tips seem like common sense, it’s critical for anyone hunting with firearms to consider safety basics each time they pick up a firearm.
All firearm deer hunters should:
· Treat every firearm as if it is loaded.
· Be aware of your surroundings – know your target and what is beyond it.
· Unload firearms when crossing obstacles and/or getting in or out of an elevated stand.
· Obey “no trespassing” signs; they are there for a reason.
· Obtain landowner permission to retrieve game they are tracking that may have wandered onto private property.
· Wear hunter orange to increase your visibility to other hunters. Hunter orange garments must be worn as the outer layer of clothing (such as caps, hats, vests or jackets) and must be visible from all directions.
During the firearm deer season, all nonhunters are also encouraged to wear bright colors, especially hunter orange, when recreating near woods or fields where hunting may occur.
Get more hunting and tree stand safety tips at Michigan.gov/HuntingSafety.
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