Evening journal., 1911-11-17
RULES"
FOR HUNTERS
Don't Shoot Until You Know
What You're ShOOt-
Ing At
TAKE TIME TO REPLACE
KNOCKED-DOWN FENCES

Prof. A. II. Surface, Pennsylvania
state economic zoologist. who has
been giving Pennsylvania fruit grow
ers and farmers a lot Of valuable
information ON subjects on which
they are interested. turns his atten-
tion this week to the hunters and has
, issued a set of what he terms safe
Rules, which arc applicable here. The
rules may be little late I'm the season
20 benefit some hunters. but these can
paste them i'm their hats or somewhere
else and use them next year. Hear
they are;
1. Always keep the gun pointed
from yourself and other persons.
g Carry a gun with the end pointed
either upward, toward the sky, or
downward toward the ground Never
sweep the horizon with Il. If ac-
cidontally discharged while In the
former position no harm is likely TO
result, but If discharged while held
horizontally It may result seriously.
3. In getting over logs or fences al
ways see that the gun Is first put over
and I'm solid position whore It will
not fall. Then go to another place 20
climb over, and pick up the weapon
with tho end pointing where it, should
be
a. Never pull or draw gun toward
yourself by the muzzle, especially IN
wagons, boats, over fences, logs, etc.
s. DO not load the gun until after
leaving the house, and draw the loads
Cor remove the caps, if muzzle load
er, and watch that no percussion Is
left on the tube) as soon as leaving
the hunting grounds.
6. Never keep a loaded gun around
the house or tent, and do not leave
loaded weapon where il may be knock
cd down by dogs or children.
z. DO not carry the gun cooked eN-
cepting when alert for. the game TO
rise.
s. DO not shoot into moYing bushes
or i'm the direction of noise without
being sure the desired game is there
and seeing IL for certainty. The move
ment or noise may be caused by some
person or by domesticatcd stock.
Q. Watch the muzzle of the gun tina,
no mud, snow, Of other material fills
Il: and do not load as heavily with
white or nitro powder as with black
powder. This may prevent accidents
from bursting.
10. DO not start fire In the woods
without first providing against its
spreading, and do not leave 1t burning
under any circumstances.
II. DO not wound game and leave II
to suffer and die of it's injuries. Bet
ter to spend am hour searching for a
winged bird than TO let it remain and
suffer for a day or two before relieved
by mercifu death.
-. DO not shoot projected birds or
animals. There is a reason for pro-
tecting them Find what It is aud you
will agree that the law is generally
correct i'm giving them protective
season
10. II you are going for fun only 1t
lie ali right 10 take inexperienced
friends. a well-filled lunch basket,
literature and target, and go to the
nearest grove.
IA. II going for game. go alone OF
with experienced hunters only; carry
only what is essential. Hunt with the
back 10 tho sun, slowly and quietly
and i'm such places and at such time
of day as experience has taught that
the particular kind Of game sought is
10 he found
Is. DO not hunt for anything This
generally results in nothing. Differ
ent kinds of game are to be found In
different places and at various times
Of day, according TO the species
sought. Decide before starting out as
to the kind OF game to be hunted and
the region 10 be visited,
t6 Ascertain If farms or premise:
are posted" or hunting is forbidden
and keep out of trouble by either
avoiding them or by asking the owners
for permission to hunt on those por
tions where no damage to 1.-Two stool
r may result.
II. II fences are knocked down il
climbing over them take time TO FL
- them up properly. Leave gates ant
I. bars Just as they were found. II open
: leave them so. and that is evidentl
# what the owner wants. but If closed b
q sure to close and fasten them as be
. fore.
+ 1S Be satisfied with fair share q
game and do not try. to exceed the lie
gal limit or to kill all that may b
found Just because Il may be there.