I love fireworks, as a matter of fact, I enjoy making smaller fireworks (following all the applicable laws and safety procedures).
However, as a child I saw my father almost loose a hand to some ill advised gunpowder usage – it stuck with me and while I am rather fast and loose with some safety protocols, I do try to ensure that my firework fun follows the Fireworks Safety rules I will share below:
Know and obey the law. (Consumer fireworks are illegal in one out of five states.)
Read the label! There will be warnings and instructions; follow them!
If you buy your fireworks more than a few hours before you plan to use them, make sure they’re stored in cool, dry conditions.
Wear eye protection. There is some danger even if everything goes perfectly!
Light fireworks only on a smooth, flat surface well away from any structure. Make sure, also, that there is nothing flammable (like dry leaves) nearby.
Do not let children light, or even handle, fireworks.
Never throw fireworks of any kind at any living thing.
If you get a dud, never try to re-light it. In fact, play it safe – drown the dud in water. Fuses thought to be out have somehow re-ignited.
Keep a supply of water on hand; better a bucket than a hose.
Don’t experiment. Tinkering, disassembling, or covering fireworks with something like a tin can is begging for trouble. Let the professionals build them, and blow them up the way the professionals intended!
There is perhaps no bigger or more important issue in America at present than youth violence.
Columbine, Sandy Hook, Aurora: We know them all too well, and for all the wrong reasons: kids, some as young as eleven years old, taking up arms and, with deadly, frightening accuracy, murdering anyone in their paths. What is going on?
According to the authors of Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill, there is blame to be laid right at the feet of the makers of violent video games (called “murder trainers” by one expert), the TV networks, and the Hollywood movie studios–the people responsible for the fact that children witness literally thousands of violent images a day.
Authors Lt. Col. Dave Grossman and Gloria DeGaetano offer incontrovertible evidence, much of it based on recent major scientific studies and empirical research, that movies, TV, and video games are not just conditioning children to be violent–and unaware of the consequences of that violence–but are teaching the very mechanics of killing. Their book is a much-needed call to action for every parent, teacher, and citizen to help our children and stop the wave of killing and violence gripping America’s youth. And, most important, it is a blueprint for us all on how that can be achieved.
In Paducah, Kentucky, Michael Carneal, a fourteen-year-old boy who stole a gun from a neighbor’s house, brought it to school and fired eight shots at a student prayer group as they were breaking up. Prior to this event, he had never shot a real gun before. Of the eight shots he fired, he had eight hits on eight different kids. Five were head shots, the other three upper torso. The result was three dead, one paralyzed for life. The FBI says that the average, experienced, qualified law enforcement officer, in the average shootout, at an average range of seven yards, hits with less than one bullet in five. How does a child acquire such killing ability? What would lead him to go out and commit such a horrific act?
Colonel Grossman is a favorite author of mine, I have all of his books, and I think that every parent, teacher, politician, game designer, media head – heck everybody ought to read Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill.
The deer hunting season is always so brief yet so intense that it calls for any deer hunter to be thoroughly prepared for it so as to take advantage of each situation that will present itself.
The aim is to become a deer hunter that has all the tricks and skills that are necessary to trick a deer into a range that a nice shot can be taken.
What better way is there to develop skills than to get some deer hunting tips that can be easily understood and implemented by anyone regardless of their hunting expertise.
There are quite some useful tips that have been determined by experienced deer hunters which can land you your priced game come next hunting season.
Additionally the folks over at WildernessToday have an infographic on the best places to shoot a deer.
The notable tips that will nullify the need to ask how fast can a deer run?
including the ones listed below:
Cover Scent
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lt is important to fully cover up your scent when you go for deer hunting. This is because deer are capable of detecting human smell for up to a mile away.
Deer can also detect any smell left on the ground and in the air.lt is, therefore, advisable that hunters use scent eliminators to prevent deer from detecting them.
lt can simply be sprayed on the bottom of hunting boots and hunting stands located in the woods.
Hunters can also invest in scent-free soaps before embarking on deer hunting trips. Bathing with scent-free soaps is the only way of ensuring that the hunter’s scent is not left in the air.
Dupe Deer
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lt is vital to trick deer using calls or decoys if you desire to be successful in deer hunting. This mainly serves to bring deer into the hunter’s range where a clean shot can be taken.
Modern decoys are just exemplary as they are designed with lifelike features. Attention should be directed to the setup of the decoy as it is the main determinant of success.
Alternatively, deer hunters can use calls. Calls can be produced by bleat cans and grunt tube. Hunters can even attempt rattling antlers as a way of luring deer to take a perfect shot.
Calls can also be made with the mouth after some practice. This is even better as it frees up the hunter’s hands for accurate shooting and safer gun handling.
lt is very important to learn the techniques of using the and when they are appropriate so as to increase your chances of success.
Deer Attractants
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This is yet another successful strategy that has repeatedly been used by deer hunting veterans.
There are several types of deer attracts in the market today; they range from deer feeders, deer urine and even deer feed.
These attractants are a good way of attracting deer to your hunting stand from which a close range short that is more relative accurate can be taken from.
Using A Bow
The use of a compound bow in deer hunting has turned out to be a pretty good idea. The bow should fit both your strength and your size to guarantee comfort during use.
Hunting deer using a bow and arrow requires adequate training for one to fully hone the archery skills required.
This can be achieved by practicing shooting at different positions and elevations using locally available targets.
The recommended Arrowhead is razor-sharp broadheads as they are quite efficient about hunting game and also leave behind a good trail of blood.
Deer have an exemplary sense of hearing. ln fact, deer can detect movements that are up to 0.25 miles away on non-windy days.
Unfortunately, deer can take a period of up to two whole hours to return if they detect suspicious movements. It is, therefore, advisable to set up hunting stands two days in advance to avoid making unnecessary noise through movements.
Hunters can also try walking carefully through the woods so as not to scare off deer.
Hunting stores also have boot covers or hunting boots that are specially designed to be sound eliminating; they can greatly reduce sound produced while walking.
When To Hunt
Deer activity is highest in the early morning and near dusk, these are the best times to hunt.
Stands meant for evening hunts ought to be set up next to deer feeding areas while the morning hunts ought to target their routes to bedding.
Where to hunt
It is vital for hunters to scout for deer hunting grounds before the onset of the hunting season. The ideal hunting location that needs to be discovered is where they mate, drink, defecate and feed.
However, it should be noted that different seasons of the year put deer in different home ranges but which can be easily identified through indicators such as droppings and tracks.
Dressing
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Comfort is important for successful deer hunting and that is why is necessary for hunters to always dress warmly while in the woods. Hunters should invest in heated socks, hunting jacket, good quality boots and warm gloves. This is because cold can ruin a good hunting day.
Small Area
Deer hunting should be carried out in a small acreage, preferably a ridge or a trail. Concentrate on heavy used areas or corridors to increase chances of success rather than to roam over a wide country.
Weather
Deer activity is very high before a storm; they will carelessly move to feeding areas at this time even if it is during the day.
The period just right after a storm is also ideal for hunting as they like feeding at this time as well. Deer hunters should be highly vigilant on their feeding areas during such weather, farm fields and oak woodlots are good feeding grounds.
Conclusion
The above insightful information about deer hunting tips outlines the top skills, tricks, and tips that are required to be incorporated into successful deer hunting. They are both easy to understand as well as to implement and are meant to develop both newbie deer hunters as well as experienced ones
This post contains some tips for staying safe from terrorism.
But before you scroll down to see the tips, realize that the goal of terrorism is to use fear to enhance a political motive.
If you allow your fear to change how you vote or what you allow your government to do the terrorists win and will continue to use their tactics.
Only by getting angry and fighting back against terrorist acts and goals will you ensure that terrorist tactics are counterproductive and won’t be used.
This is not just fighting back physically, but emotionally and politically
How to Stay Safe from Terrorism
Be alert to both your immediate surroundings and the overall area. Terrorists count on surprise.
Think ahead. A baseball infielder gets off a quicker throw if he’s been thinking what he’ll do if and when he gets the ball, and you’ll react more quickly to an event if you’re expecting one.
This same attitude also helps you check the type and location of exits, wherever you are, without really thinking about it.
Watch for conspicuous or unusual behavior in others, especially when traveling.
Never accept any package from a stranger or leave your luggage unattended.
Your other preparedness planning can carry over here. Getting out of a burning building safely, for instance, is the same process whether the fire started from a cook’s stove or a terrorist’s bomb.
Take bomb threats seriously even though a true terrorist is not likely to warn. If you receive a bomb threat by telephone, get as much information from the caller as you can. Listen for something helpful in background noises. Record the call if possible.
If you’re in a building when a bomb goes off, get out as quickly and calmly as you can. Watch for falling debris, and stay as low as possible to avoid smoke and potentially poisonous gases.
If a bomb blast traps you in a building, stop moving. Staying in your area prevents kicking up dust and also maximizes the chance that searchers will find you. Further boost your chances of being found by tapping on a pipe. Avoid shouting; this increases your respiration, and there may be poisonous gas in the air.
Follow any official directions you receive. The top goal of first responders is to save lives; all instructions they issue will be geared toward that goal.
Every hunter out there who hunts regularly must have heard of or is familiar with Crossbows. Crossbows date back to medieval times, about two thousand years and still thrive well in today’s market, among hunters, artifact, relic and weapon collectors alike.
A crossbow is a type of bow that consists of horizontal bow-like assembly mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles called bows or quarrels. If you can handle a rifle or a bow, then you probably can handle a crossbow with some practice, but before you shoot a crossbow keep in mind that, as with most weapons, safety measures are necessary.
How to Cock a Crossbow
To use a crossbow, you will cock the bow before you load your arrow, then pull the string back by exerting even pressure on both sides of the barrel. Be careful not to misalign the string even by as little as half an inch as this will shift the arrows point of impact, and you will most likely miss your target.
You can decide to cock with tools or do it by hand although cocking by hand is quite a chore. It is a much better idea to invest in a cocking rope which is a featherweight device that reduces the amount of effort exerted in pulling the string. There are also other cocking aids such as the crank operated cocking aid which may come with the crossbow.
How to Shoot a Crossbow
1. To shoot your crossbow, load the arrow into the barrel. The arrows use either flat nocks or moon nocks. Make sure that the arrow is safely in place.
2. Aim for a target. Crossbows come with either a mounted scope or a sight pin arrangement created for getting a clear aim before shooting. Make sure there are no obstructions that could get in your way before you shoot. Also, don’t wrap your thumb around the crossbow forearm.
3. Let it fly. Once you have your target in sight, squeeze the trigger as you would when firing a gun, keeping the target in view as you shoot.
Crossbows are better than Guns
Any seasoned hunter will have a crossbow in his arsenal, for not only is it easy to use, it also has great hunting benefits. Compared to guns, it requires little or no practice to handle a crossbow.
Ammunition Used
Most hunters who hunt with rifles find it easy to switch to a crossbow because the same concept and technique that we use for crossbows applies to firing a gun. The only real difference is the ammunition in each weapon; an arrow from a crossbow and a bullet from a rifle. Also, there’s a kick back when you fire a gun, called recoil. That does not happen when you shoot a crossbow.
Crossbows and Stealth
Gun shots are also quite loud compared to crossbows. When you fire a rifle and miss your shot, chances are the target will escape. A hunter using a crossbow, on the other hand, has the advantage of stealth.
An arrow from a crossbow will not alert the target of your presence, and in the unlikely event that it does, the other game in that area would not notice. Crossbows are also more accurate than rifles, create less damage and they create little to no mess when it hits a target.
State Legislation for Hunting
Most states view crossbows as a part of archery, so hunters that wield crossbows enjoy an extended season of hunting compared to gun hunters, also, bowhunting is much more challenging and exciting and sporting than rifle hunting. This gives the crossbow hunting more leeway when it comes to hunting in most states compared to hunters who use rifles.
Crossbows and Longbows
A hand-drawn bow or longbow on the hand is entirely different from using a gun to hunt. In fact, the crossbow is more similar to the rifle than the longbow.
Using a longbow requires skill, practice, and precision. The archer has to be physically involved in shooting a hand drawn bow.
Your whole body becomes part of the weapon, and if it not aligned at the right angle, you are most likely to miss your target by a long shot.
Crossbows, on the other hand, require less upper body strength to fire a bow. One can use both arms to span a bow into the heart of a game.
Accuracy in shooting a longbow means that each time, the weapon must be the same shape and at the right angle and position. If the parts of the hunter’s body controlling the bow or the bow itself is at a slightly different angle, the entire weapon changes shape, and the shooter will most probably miss the target.
Crossbows are not difficult to use
The only real similarity between both weapons is that they both produce a fast moving projectile launched from a string.
Compared to the Crossbow, the longbow is quite cumbersome and has draw weights although it is also powerful and has an excellent range.
Modern technology has recreated a lot of weapons, including crossbows. Crossbows have evolved over time into sleeker, stronger and much better versions of their medieval counterparts and utilized the compound mechanisms from traditional bows.
Non-bowhunters can quickly master the use of crossbows within a short period. Obviously, a crossbows remains an asset to hunters, as it is a very useful weapon to have in your arsenal for your next hunting expedition.
The deer hunting season is always so brief yet so intense that it calls for any deer hunter to be thoroughly prepared for it so as to take advantage of each situation that will present itself.
This post contains some tips for staying safe from terrorism.
Every hunter out there who hunts regularly must have heard of or is familiar with Crossbows. Crossbows date back to medieval times, about two thousand years and still thrive well in today’s market, among hunters, artifact, relic and weapon collectors alike.