South Dakota hunting and firearm safety
If you are interested in South Dakota hunting around the Watertown, Brookings, Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Huron, Madison or Lake Preston areas you should check out this hunting board. You can post your good or bad luck hunting, ask questions about hunting from our knowledgeable members and find what areas have been hot lately or what areas they expect to be hot.
There are abundant pheasants in the area and the Lake Preston DeSmet area is on of the major duck and geese flyways in the area. Pro guides bring their clients to this area to hunt and pheasant, ducks and goose success is phenomenal most of the time. Toni at the Lake Preston motel or Bo from the Bait Box in Lake Preston can tell you where it’s best.
Every year, hundreds if not thousands of hunting accidents happen across the country; just ask Vice President Dick Cheyney. Most of these would not have happened if people had just practiced a few basic firearm safety techniques.
Know your weapon or firearm
Read your firearms owner’s manual from cover to cover so you thoroughly know your gun. You should also practice taking apart your shotgun or rifle and inspect it thoroughly.
If you learn to do that and what your weapon looks like normally, it will be easy for you to recognize any abnormalities of the gun in the field. If you get clumsy drop your weapon or fall with it it, immediately take it apart and check it for damage. Make sure that the slide and everything else operates smoothly. If you have any doubts about your shotgun or rifle, don’t fire it.
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