1. Hunter Education Independent Study Field Day

3. CLASS GOALS
By the end this class students will demonstrate how to properly handle firearms using the best practices of firearms safety.
Students will have a complete understanding of ethical behavior and how it applies to hunting.
Students will have a basic understanding of Oregon hunting regulations and how and where to find information.
Students will learn and gain appreciation for wildlife conservation and the role hunter’s play.
Students will have a great and fun experience in learning firearms and firearm safety.

4. Topics Covered Four primary firearms safety rules
Hunter Ethics and Responsibilities
Oregon hunting regulations
Introduction to firearms and ammunition
The 5 action types/loading and unloading of these actions (Hands-on application)
Firearm carry positions (Hands-on application)
Learning how to safely navigate obstacles (Hands-on application)
Zones of Fire (Hands-on application)
Proper Shot placement (Hands-on application)
Shoot-Don’t Shoot scenarios (Hands-on application)
Proper method to transport firearms in vehicles (Hands-on application)
Live fire exercise (Hands-on application)
60 question State Exam

5. GENERAL INFORMATION Agenda Range rules Bathroom locations Breaks
Cell phones
How questions will be answered
How you will be evaluated:
Attitude
Skill
Knowledge
NO HORSE PLAY!!!!

6. Does any one have a question before we begin todays learning experience?

7. FOUR PRIMARY FIREARMS SAFTY RULES

8. FOUR PRIMARY FIREARMS SAFETY RULES
Muzzle – Control direction of Muzzle at all times.
Trigger – Keep your finger outside of the Trigger guard until ready to fire.
Action/Assume – Treat every firearm as though it were loaded. Open the Action and visually check to see if it is loaded. Firearms should be unloaded and actions open when not actually in use.
Target – Be sure of your Target and what is in front of it and beyond it.

9. FIELD STATIONS
At this time we will be going outside to our field stations they will be:
Station 1: Action Station
Introduction to firearms and ammunition
Station 2: Field Exercises
Field Carry
Shoot/Don’t shoot scenarios
Shot placement
Fence and obstacle crossing
Zones of fire
Transportation of firearms in vehicles
Station 3:
Live fire

10. Ethics

11. Ethics Defined
Aldo Leopold, father of wildlife management, “Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching – even when doing the wrong thing is legal.”

12. Ethics Responsible: To be accountable for your actions
Ethics: Unwritten rules that distinguish between right and wrong
Respect: To give high or special regard to something

13. Ethical Scenario 1
You are sitting in a duck blind at the beginning of legal shooting hours, but it is still too dark to accurately identify ducks as they come into your decoys.
What would Aldo Leopold do?
Would it be legal to shoot these ducks?
Would it be ethical?

14. Ethical Scenario 2
You are hunting deer on public property and spot a huge buck standing at the top of a hill. You can’t see what may be behind the buck.
What would Aldo Leopold do?
Would it be legal to shoot at this buck?
Would it be ethical?

15. Ethical Scenario 3
You get to your favorite hunting spot, a small parcel of public land behind a closed gate, and discover another hunter has beaten you there.
What would Aldo Leopold do?
Would it be legal to hunt in this area?
Would it be ethical?

16. Ethics
Responsible and respectful hunters will show respect for the natural resources, other hunters, landowners, and non-hunters.

17. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS

18. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Why do we need hunting regulations?
We use regulations as a wildlife management tool to maintain healthy wildlife populations.
Primary reason is to conserve wildlife for future generations (heritage)!

19. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
As a way to respond to various demands placed on the state’s wildlife.
To establish safety guidelines for hunters and non-hunters
Establish hunting seasons
Limit hunting methods and equipment
Set bag limits ( daily and possession )

20. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Where can you find information on the following topics?
License requirements
General regulations
Seasons
Bag limits
Controlled hunts
Tag sale deadlines
Legal hunting methods for game animals

21. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Oregon Hunting Laws –
Regulations are set by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission
Regulations are enforced by Oregon State Police.

22. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
TAGGING REPORTING & TRANSPORTING

23. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Tagging
Once you have determined that the animal is dead:
Unload your firearm
Make sure your firearm is safe
Tag the animal properly

24. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Remove month and day entirely.
Make sure you sign tag before you hunt.
7/31/2019

25. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
REPORT HARVEST
Reporting your harvest of game animals is mandatory.
For all hunts that end April 1-Dec. 31 the deadline is Jan. 31.
For all hunts that end Jan. 1-March 31 the deadline is April 15
You need to report your harvest to or or call to avoid a $25 fee.

26. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Transporting
Transporting firearms the best practice is always transport your firearms unloaded; in a case, and out of sight.
If you are going to have someone else transport your harvested animal you need to fill out a transfer record form found in the big game regulations.

27. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
BLAZE ORANGE

28. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
What is the importance of blaze orange?
Easily visible to other hunters.
Not present in nature.
Required for hunters 17 and younger in Oregon.
Appears as gray to big game mammals.

29. Oregon Hunting Regulations Hunter Orange vs No Hunter Orange

30. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
What a hunter sees.
What a deer sees.
What a hunter sees.

31. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
OHV ISSUES
(OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE)
Examples of OHV’s
ATV’s
Mules
Gators
Razors

32. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
OHV ISSUES
Firearms must be unloaded
Responsibility vs. regulations
Road closures
Keep to designated roads or trails
Not legal to hunt from ATV!

33. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Archery
In Oregon, hunters are required to use a specific tip on there arrow when bow hunting.
What is this tip called? See page 19 Big Game Regulations.
In Oregon, hunters must also have a certain draw weight of their bow. 40# for Deer – 50# for Elk See Page 18

34. Wildlife Conservation
Conservation is the wise use of natural resources.
Hunters spend more time, money, and effort than any other group in society.
The greatest threat to wildlife is the loss of habitat.

35. Does any one have a question?
REVIEW
Four primary firearms safety rules Ethics Oregon hunting regulations Firearm carries Introduction to firearms and ammunition Transportation of firearms in vehicles Fence and obstacle crossing Zones of fire Shot placement Shoot/Don’t shoot scenarios Live fire
Does any one have a question?

36. ODFW CONTACT INFORMATION
Visit:
myodfw.com
Some good links on our site are.
Workshops and Events
Hunting maps
Recreation report
Phone: ODFW Salem H.Q
SOCIAL MEDIA
Find us at:
@MyODFW

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