If you are reading here you like going hunting, it is your passion, it is an escape valve, it is the way not to break ties with nature or escape from your family, which you love infinitely but sometimes it will also take a while of silence. If you are reading here you are a hunter, have you been or are thinking of becoming one. If you are reading here from hunting you are looking for satisfaction and relaxation, certainly not accidents and misunderstandings.
Yet when it comes to hunting, the accident is just around the corner, especially when dealing with distracted hunters. Here are some tips to avoid unpleasant situations. It is not believed, but it takes very little.
The weapon
You are a hunter, not a super hero. And ordinary people happen to fall. It happens to fall, to slip, to stumble. Sometimes it is the fault of the ground, slippery, muddy, gravelly, steep, sometimes of carelessness. We are human, it is normal; to remedy a carelessness that can however cause serious problems, especially for those who follow us, the advice is to unload the gun rather than put the safety on. In this way, hunting is lived with greater serenity.
Another additional serenity is given by the excellent handling of the weapon. A good rule of thumb would like to have the weapon cleaned at the end of each day of hunting. Yes, it may seem like a waste of time, but it never is. Cleaning the weapon is a good habit but above all it becomes essential if the hunt was held in a humid or brackish environment. Cleaning, oiling, brushing the barrel with metal brushes that eliminate hard or carbon residues is very easy to do and also very useful. The weapon is not only more functional, but also lasts longer and you avoid accidents in the field that can also become very boring. Above all, oil does not have to be a detail: there are different types on the market. The important thing is that they do what they have to do, ie clean and lubricate, protect against the exhaust gases of the cartridge which are, not everyone knows, rather oxidizing.
Cleaning the weapon must be even more thorough after closing the hunt. At this stage it would be good to bring the gun for an annual check: it costs little and can make a difference. Even the parts that we consider useless must be carefully inspected: take the straps for example. Being intact means having the weapon well secured on you. It is essential to take a look at any cracks in the wood or any loosening of the stock on the body of the speargun.
A separate chapter is that relating to the presence of rust in the reeds: you can remove it using a simple kitchen scourer and then oil it. But if the situation is neglected, the results are not long in coming. If the damage is serious it is good to take the weapon to a professional who will evaluate what to do: if the weapon is old and the abrasion is extensive, safety becomes precarious. The advice at that point will certainly be to retire the gun friend and get another one.
Driven hunting
One of the most exciting and fun hunts is without a doubt the wild boar joke. Too bad it is also one of the most dangerous forms of hunting: there are many hunters, visibility, you know, is always precarious, every time even if you foresee everything down to the smallest detail, things go wrong and there is confusion. The accident is likely.
Obviously it is not safe, especially if you are careful to respect some safety rules:
- shotgun kept safe;
- look for the best conditions to shoot;
- know with confidence the mail of friends;
- never pull left or right of the post and worse than ever behind, even if it seems to you that that will be the pull of your life;
- communicate with peers via radio;
- use the orange jacket.
The same rules also apply to the pheasant or hare joke. In the case of the scaccia, during which identifying the mail of colleagues is always a feat (of those who stand in the head or on the hips), never shoot unless you are sure.
For the rest, the advice to keep emotions and enthusiasm at bay is always valid. They were able to drastically decrease concentration and therefore decrease safety levels, which must always be quite high.
I shoot him
The view must always be five-star, especially when the shot is low and especially when the hunting ground is not perfectly known.
A rather important argument is related to the support of the rifle. It is not always easy to find the right one if you work in a parade or in a shed that is not exactly an example of solidity. A weapon that falls accidentally can mean a shot that goes out of control with consequences that can be very serious.
These are simple tips, probably obvious, but which unfortunately are not always supported. We are hunters, not super heroes, and safety is the fundamental condition on which relaxation, fun and enthusiasm are easily grafted.
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