Starting tomorrow night you will be able to bring a firearm with you to class throughout the rest of the course. You may only bring a .22 long rifle caliber rifle and it must have a functioning safety mechanism. You will need to transport it to class according to the Minnesota firearm transportation laws you read about in your homework assignment, and check it in with me when you get to class. You will have to demonstrate that you can show me where the safety mechanism is and how it works, as well as open the action of the firearm to show me that it is not loaded. You will never need to bring any ammunition to class. I will supply ammunition for you the only night we will be using it – Range Day.
While taking attendance, I will also collect your Essays at the beginning of class.
We will start by going over your homework assignment that is due for tomorrow night (pages 1-42 in the Student Manual). We will review the types of firearm actions and firearm parts as well as look at the composition of the different types of ammunition. There is a matching worksheet on firearms parts in your homework that we will also correct.
We will then begin to relate the hunter ethics we have started talking about to real-life field scenarios. After watching the video Firearm Safety and the Hunter, we will discuss the questions and scenarios on worksheet pages 51-52 and 65 in your Student Manual.
Then we will look at some new material, such as field carries, crossing fences and obstacles, courteously accepting a firearm, safety in the treestand/blind, when to load and unload, and safe zones of fire.
We will also talk about the progress you are making on your Survival Kit, and I will give you your assignment to prepare for the next time we meet.
Then we will spend the last half hour of class time with hands-on practice with your firearms. We will practice the proper way to use the six field carries (sling, shoulder, trail, elbow, cradle, and two-hand ready) and practice the proper way to pass and accept a firearm from a hunting or shooting partner.
