FEEL SAFE GUN TRAINING NEWSLETTER 10/18/13

FEEL SAFE GUN TRAINING NEWSLETTER 10/18/13

Posted on Friday, October 18, 2013 7:20 PM

Hunting Season is upon us.  Hunting is a great sport and should be fun and safe.  Taking a few moments to make sure you are properly prepared before going on that trip can make all the difference.  Here are some great tips from a piece written by Tom Hudson on Thursday, October 17, 2013 ·It's called Hunters Be Safe. Always tell someone where you are going and when to expect you home. Carry a waterproof fire making kit with you.  Buy one or make your own. Have a map of the area you will be in. Carry a GPS or compass to go with your map. Stay dry at all costs.  Carry foul-weather gear. Watch the forecast, but plan for the opposite as well.  You know weathermen! Carry your cell phone in a waterproof container (a zip lock bag works great) Don’t hunt alone if you can help it. Treat every firearm as if it were loaded—even if you know it isn’t. Don’t drink and hunt at the same time—keep the beer drinking at camp and only when guns are put away for the day. If you are hunting waterfowl, don’t overload your boat. If you are using a boat wear your life jacket. Making your own survival kit is easy.  For a container, get a large pill bottle.  If you don’t have one, go to your local pharmacy and ask. They are usually cool about giving them out.  In the lid, tape or glue a piece of sandpaper.  Buy strike-anywhere matches, not safety matches.  Strike-anywhere matches have the white tip.  You could also buy a lighter that is windproof.  Stuff the bottom of the pill bottle with cotton balls that have been prepped (see recipe at the end). Hunting is supposed to be fun.  The best part is the experience of being in nature, enjoying the freedoms that we have in this country.  Being prepared adds to the fun.  We want to hear about the 6 point buck that got away or the elk that was as big as an elephant, but we can’t hear these tall tales if you are lying dead in a field or valley somewhere because you weren’t prepared. Fire Starter Cotton Balls Do this when your wife is gone—and clean up when you’re done. 1 Bag of cotton balls Petroleum Jelly Paraffin Wax Melt the petroleum jelly.  Dip each cotton ball separately into the jelly.  Roll the cotton ball into a small ball.  When you’re done with all of them, put them into the freezer for 15 minutes.  While they are in the freezer, melt the paraffin wax over a double boiler.  Take the cotton balls out and dip them into the melted wax, just long enough to cover the ball with wax.  This wax provides a waterproof shell.  The jelly is oil based and helps the cotton burn longer.