Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-22

with the opening the game season in Georgia,
the following reprint is interesting of the safe
rules" compiled half a dozen years ago by II. a.
Surface, state economic zoologist of pennsylvania II
is said that the demand for printed copies of these
rules has ceased renewed each year
with the advent of the season Requests for copies
reported by Professor from all over the
county.
There nothing about Surfaces rules
They merely set forth emphasize common-se
methods of carrying and using gun.
IF every oberved these rules" said Professor
Surface, wed have mighty few cunning accidents. 1
know that 1 ever heard of hunting accident
which not due direct violation of the ordinary
precautions herein set forth, have been watch
ing reports o accidents a good many years.
The rules follows:
4. Always keep the gun pointed from yourself and
other persons.
-. Carry a gun with the end pointed either up
ward toward the sky, downward toward the
ground. Never sweep the horizon with it,
"3. In getting logs fences always see that
the is first put and in solid position where
it will not fall Then go to another place to climb
and pick up the weapon with the end pointing
"A. Never pull or draw a gun toward yourself by
the muzzle. especially in boats over fences
logs,
IS. Do not load the gun until after leaving the
house. and draw the loads as leaving the
hunting grounds.
SO. Never keep loaded gun around the house
or tent, and do not leave loaded weapon where II
may be knocked down by dogs children
81. DO not carry the cooked excepting when
for the game rise.
IS. Do not shoot into moving bushes or in the d.
rection noise without being the desired game
is there and seeing it for certainty. The movement
noise may be caused by some person or by domes-
ticated stock.
20. watch the muzzle of the gun that mud
snow, other material fills it; and do not load as
heavily with white nitro powder with black pow
This may prevent accidents from bursting
40 Do start fire in the woods without hrst
providing against its spreading and do not leave it
burning under any circumstances
III DO not wound game and leave it to suffer and
die of it's injuries. Better to spend hour searching
winged bird than to let it remain and suffer for
a day two before relieved by mercful death
~ Do not shoot protected birds animals. There
is for protecting them. Find what 1t Is ana
you will agree that the is generally correct In
giving them protective
'1S If you are going fun only, it is all right
to take inexperienced friends "a wellflled lunch
basket literature and target and to the nearest
grove
IA If going for game. go alone or with expert
enced hunters only carry only what is essential
Hunt with the back to the sun, slowly and quietly
such places and at such time of day as expe-
rience has taught that the particular kind of game
sought is to be found.
"15 Do not hunt for anything This generally
results in nothing Different kinds of are to
be found different places and at varying times OF
day. according the species sought. Decide before
starting to the kind of game to be hunted ana
the region to be visited
10 Ascertain if farms premises posted
or hunting is forbidden and keep out of tuoble by
either avoiding them by asking the owner for per-
mission to hunt those portions where no damage
to livestock may result
~"17 If ences are knocked down climbing
them. take time to fix them up properly Leave
gates and bars just they were found If open
leave them so, as that evidently what the owner
wants closed be sured to close and fasten them
a before.
do not try to exceed the legal limit kill all THAI
may be found, just because it may be there