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Anchor Point

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A spot or place on the face, such as a cheekbone, that archers attempt to touch with their three drawing fingers each time they draw an arrow to full draw.

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*Blaze Orange

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A fluorescent orange color which, when worn by hunters, has helped decrease the number of hunting accidents.

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Blind

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A concealed hunting stating in which hunters stand or sit while waiting for game to come within range.

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Bore

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The interior of the barrel of a firearms or air gun.

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Breechloader

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A type of firearm loaded in the rear or breech area.

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*Cable lock

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Device inserted through the action to make the firearm inoperable.

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*Caliber

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The diameter of the bore or projectile. In rifled firearms, it is usually the distance between the lands.

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Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

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A combination of rescue breathing (mouth to mouth resuscitation) and external chest compression, CPR supplies oxygen to the brain and heart until advanced cardiac life support can be provided to a victim.

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Carrying Capacity

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The number of animals each habitat can support throughout the year.

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Cartridge

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A complete round of ammunition which includes primer, powder, case, and the bullet or shot. Cartridges can be either rim fire or center fire.

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The 3 causes of spoilage

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Heat, Moisture, and Dirt

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Cease

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The range command or signal device that requires shooters to immediately stop firing.

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Centerfire

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A type of ammunition in which the primer is located in the center of the cartridge.

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Chain-firing

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Accidental and unintentional firing of a loaded chamber in a muzzle-loader handgun caused by a spark when another chambered round is fired.

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Choke

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A device at the muzzle end of a shotgun which controls the spread of the shot.

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Cloven Hooves

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Having hoofs that are each split into two parts.

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17
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Cock Feaher

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The odd-colored fletch on the three-fletched arrow.

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*Conservation

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The wise use of natural resources.

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Contour Lines

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The lines on topographic maps that show points of equal elevation.

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*Core Body Temperature

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The temperature of the human body’s trunk or vital area. (Chest area)

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Cover

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One component of habitat that provides shelter from the elements and other animals.

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22
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Damascus Twist Barrel

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The barrel of early firearms made of steel ribbons welded together. This type of barrel is often weak and unsafe.

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23
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*Dominant Eye

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The eye that gives the majority of the visual information to the brain, especially at higher heart rates (145 beats per minute and higher)

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Double-Action

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A revolver in which the trigger has two functions: it both cocks and releases the hammer.

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25
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Draw Weight

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The force measured in pounds that it takes to draw a bow to full draw.

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26
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Elevation

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The height or altitude of land above sea level.

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Endangered

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A species that is threatened with extinction throughout all or most of its range. (area in which it resides)

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28
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Entrails

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The intestines and inner organs.

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29
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Ethical

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Relating to a set of principles or values.

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Ethics

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The rules we pledge ourselves to live by whether anyone is watching us or not. They are our morals, values, and standards.

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*Fair Chase

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A hunter’s ethical code that allows them no unfair advantage over game.

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32
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Field Dressing

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The process of removing the entrails from game to prevent its meat from spoiling.

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Field Point

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The pointed tip of an arrow used mainly for target practice.

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34
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Finger Tabs

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Protective coverings for the three drawing fingers that pull the bowstring.

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Firing Line

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The real or imaginary line along which shooters sit. stand. or lie parallel to one another while shooting.

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Fletching

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Feathers or vanes around the arrow shaft near the rear to stabilize the flight of the arrow.

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37
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*Guage

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The size of the bore of a shotgun. It is measured by the number of lead balls equal to the diameter of the bore which weigh a pound.

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Habitat

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The natural environment of a plant or animal that consists of the arrangement of food, water, cover, and space.

39
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Harvestable Surplus

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The number of animals in a population, such as deer, that can be removed from a population each year while still maintaining a stable population year after year.

40
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*Haul Line

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A rope or cord used to safely raise and lower a firearm into and out of a tree stand or blind.

41
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Hunters Code

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A set of unwritten rules based on respect for what is safe and fair.

42
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*Hypothermia

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A potentially life-threatening condition in which the core body temperature cools down; it is caused by cold, windy and wet conditions.

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*Image

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The concept of a person held by the general public; to symbolize or typify; to represent or portray.

44
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Insulation

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The material used to prevent loss of heat.

45
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International Hunter Education Association (IHEA)

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The organization of professional hunter education administrators and volunteer hunter education instructors from every state and province in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

46
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Intoxication

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The state of being or becoming drunk.

47
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Lands

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The spiral cut made in the bored of a rifled barrel is called the groove; the lands is the area between the grooves.

48
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Legal Methods

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Approved hunting practices as allowed by statute or game code.

49
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Lever Action

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A type of firearm that loads and unloads by working a lever located around the trigger.

50
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Limiting Out

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The act of taking as much game or fish as law allows; also called full limit.

51
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Market Hunting

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Unregulated hunting to provide food and hides for sale.

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*Migratory Waterfowl

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A variety of swimming birds that leaves the area in which they were raised for the winter and return in the spring.

53
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Misfire

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When the main powder charge fails to fire even after repeated firings. In this event. the projectile must be removed following safety procedure.

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*Mortality Factors

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Environmental forces such as hunting, weather, disease, predators, starvation, and accidents that may cause the death of an animal or whole populations.

55
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Muzzle Control

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The act of keeping a firearm pointed in a safe direction.

56
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The 3 MAJOR rules of gun safety

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1) Treat every gun as if it is loaded
2) Muzzle is always in control and pointed in a safe direction.
3) ALWAYS know what lies behind your target

57
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Muzzleloaders

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Firearms that are loaded through the muzzle instead of the breech.

58
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Nock

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A slot in the end of an arrow shaft to fit on the bowstring.

59
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Pattern

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The density and scattering of shot pellets when fired; patterns are affected by choke and barrel length.

60
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*Personal Flotation Device (PFD)

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A piece of life saving equipment worn in water-related sports. (a life jacket)

61
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*Pittman-Robertson Act

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Federal legislation which provides for a manufacturer’s excise tax on firearms, ammunition, and archery equipment to fund federal and state wildlife management, hunter education, and range development efforts.

62
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*Poaching

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The act of taking game our of season, shooting more than the limit allows, or taking game before or after shooting hours.

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Privileges

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Benefits given to a person or group that meets certain conditions. A privilege can be take away if the conditions are not met.

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*Pump Action

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A type of firearm that loads and unloads ammunition by moving the forearm back and forth for each shot; also called a slide action.

65
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Ramrod

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A rod used to push loading components down the bored of a muzzleloader, and to clean the bored of the barrel.

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*Renewable Resource

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Resources that can be used, managed, and replenished.

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*Responsible

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Being expected to answer for your actions, and to know the difference between right and wrong. All hunters must be responsible for how their actions affect wildlife, landowners, other hunters, and themselves.

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Reticle

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The lines, dots, crosshairs, or wires in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.

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Reticle

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The lines, dots, crosshairs, or wires in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.

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Ricochet

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The deflection of a bullet when striking flat surfaces, water,or other hard objects like rocks or metal.

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Rifling

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The spiral grooves in the metal or a firearm barrel which make a bullet spin.

72
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*Rights

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The powers to which a person has just claim. Unlike a privilege, a right cannot be taken away from you.

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Rimfire

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A type of ammunition in which the primer is around the bottom rim of the case.

74
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Semi-Automatic

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A firearm that fires, ejects a cartridge, and chambers a new cartridge with a single pull of the trigger.

75
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*Signal Mirror

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A hand-sized, polished mirror with a sighting hole in the center, used to signal.

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“Skylined” animal

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A game animal that is on top of a hill or in such a position that there is nothing behind the animal to stop a bullet in case of a missed shot.

77
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*Single Action

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A revolver in which the trigger has only one function: to release the hammer.

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*Smooth Bore

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A firearm without rifling in the barrel, usually a shotgun.

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*Spoilage

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The waste of game due to dirt, heat and moisture.

80
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*Survival

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To continue living or existing. A survival situation can be life threatening.

81
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Topographic Map

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A map that shows details of roads, elevation, rivers and types of vegetation.

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*Tree Stand

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A platform mounted in a tree on which a hunter waits for game to come within range.

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*Trigger Lock

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A device used to make the trigger inoperable.

84
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*Two-Handed Carry

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A technique where a firearm is carried in front of the person, one hand on the grip and the other hand on the forearm. The muzzle is angled upward and pointed in a safe direction.

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Vital Areas

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Critical parts of a game animal including the heart, lungs, liver and major blood vessels.

86
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“What lies beyond”

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The knowledge that the entire path of a shot, including the area beyond the target, is safe.

87
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*Wildlife Management

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Wise use and manipulation of renewable wildlife resources. It is a field of study based on scientific fact.

88
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Zone-of-fire

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The direction in which each hunter in a group will fire, to be agreed upon before beginning a hunt.

89
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A guns “action”

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The part of the gun that loads and eventually ‘sets off’ the ammunition.

90
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Break action

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The gun ‘breaks’ in two like an “L” to load shells. (common in double barrel shotguns)

91
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Bolt Action

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A bolt that is (when closed) pulled up, then back to unload. (has a little ball)

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