Tomorrow night, the first thing we will do is look at the Hunting Synopsis assignment worksheet pages 70-72 from last week’s second night of class. If you haven’t finished this, have it ready to go before you come to class as well as the rest of your homework assignment (Student Manual pages 73-102).
Then we will review, correct, and discuss the Hunter Image, Ethics, and Responsibility worksheet pages 88-89, have this done before class. We will discuss the five stages of a hunter (shooter, limiting out, trophy, method, and sportsperson), as well as discuss the characteristics of a responsible hunter, the hunter’s code, and to whom the hunter is responsible to present a positive public image.
The Hunting Dilemmas worksheet pages 85-87 we will be doing as a group discussion project in class, but read the dilemmas ahead of time so you are familiar with and can begin thinking about the situations.
From there we will move into the Personal Preparedness section and discuss what you will need as well as be aware of should you encounter an emergency situation in the outdoors. We will talk about mental and physical condition, the Rule of Threes (3 seconds, 3 minutes, 3 hours, 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 blasts), survival skills and survival kits, first aid, hypothermia, and heat exhaustion.
We will review and correct the Rule of Threes blue box on page 92, and you should use the yellow box on page 93 to help you complete a list of the items you will include in your Survival Kit. In class, we will watch the video Survival and answer the questions related to the movie on worksheet page 102.
Then we will spend the last half hour of class time with hands-on practice with your firearms. We will review and practice the six field carries (sling, shoulder, trail, elbow, cradle, and two-hand ready) and try out the four standard shooting positions (standing, kneeling, sitting, and prone). At all times, we will continue to practice the proper way to pass and accept a firearm from a hunting or shooting partner.
