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Chapter 1
Hunting Safety
What to Wear in a Hunting Area
Crossing a Fence
Exercise: Crossing a Fence
Safety Rules for Hunting With Dogs
Safety Rules for Hunting with Dogs
Watercraft Safety
Watercraft Safety Rules
Watercraft Safety Rules
Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)
Exercise: Personal Flotation Devices
Coldwater Immersion
Surviving Coldwater
Ice Safety
All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety
Chapter Summary
Quiz
Chapter 2
Shooting Skills and Marksmanship
Dominant Eye
Sights
Exercise: Sights
Sight Picture
Exercise: Sight Picture
Sight Alignment of a Rifle
Bullet Trajectory
Open and Telescopic Sight Adjustments
Shooting a Rifle
Shooting Positions
Interactive Rifle Range
Sight Alignment of a Shotgun
Sight Alignment of a Shotgun - Animation
Shotgun Stance
Shotgun Stance Animation
Targeting and Patterning with a Shotgun
Lead and the Shotgun
Swing-Through Shooting Method
Sustained Lead Shooting Method
Environmental Concern: Lead Shot
Chapter Summary
Quiz
Chapter 3
Hunting Techniques and Game Care
Stalking
Ground Blinds
Game Drives
Exercise: Hunting Techniques
Taking a Shot
Quartering Away Shot
Quartering Toward Shot
Up Front Shot
Rear Shot
Shot Placement
Shot Placement Animation
Tracking and Blood Trailing
Approaching Downed Game
Game Care
Exercise: Game Care
Field Dressing
Field Dressing
Chapter Summary
Quiz
Chapter 4
Treestand Safety
Advantages and Disadvantages for Using a Treestand
Using a Fall Arrest System / Full Body Harness
Tether (Safety) Strap for Tree
Homemade or Permanent Treestand
Fixed or Hang-On Treestand
Self-Climbing Stand
Ladder Stand
Tower Stand
Exercise: Types of Treestands
Using a Haul Line
Exercise: Using a Haul Line
If You Fall
Chapter Summary
Quiz
Chapter 5
Wildlife Management and Hunting Ethics
Habitat
Exercise: Habitat
Carrying Capacity
Exercise: Carrying Capacity
Wildlife Management Tools
Wildlife Management Tools, Continued
Wildlife Management Tools, Part 3
Nature's Hunters
What Can Hunters Do To Help?
Wildlife Conservation and Hunting Laws
Exercise: Hunting Laws
Establishing and Enforcing Laws
Being an Ethical Hunter
The Four R's of Ethical Hunters
The Four R's of Ethical Hunters
Exercise: Hunting Ethics
Trespassing
Poaching
Signs are Not Targets. What Would You Think if This Was Your Land?
Chapter Summary
Quiz
Chapter 6
Survival and First Aid
Preventive Survival
Preventive Survival
Extractive Survival
Exercise: Survival Skills
The Big Three of Survival
Fire
Signal
Other Survival Needs
Orienteering Using a Compass
Calculating the Bearing to an Object
Exercise: Calculating the Bearing to an Object
Topographic Maps
Basic First Aid
Exercise: Treating Minor Cuts and Abrasions
Shock
Bleeding Wounds, Fractures and Heart Attack
Head and Spinal Injuries, Chest Wounds
Heat Exhaustion, Stings and Insect Bites
Eye Injuries and Frostbite
Hypothermia
Exercise: Treating Hypothermia
Chapter Summary
Quiz
Appendix A
Woodland Caribou
White-tailed Deer
Moose
Black Bear
Coyote
Wolf
Snowshoe Hare
Arctic Hare
Ruffed & Spruce Grouse
Willow & Rock Ptarmigan
American Woodcock
Common Snipe
Hungarian (Grey) Partridge
Ring-necked Pheasant
Waterfowl & Seabirds
Dabblers (Puddle Ducks)
Divers
Sea Ducks
Geese
Appendix B
Rifle and Shotgun Parts
Exercise: Rifle Parts
Rifle and Shotgun Actions
Bolt Action Animation
Lever Action
Lever Action Animation
Pump or Slide Action
Pump or Slide Action Animation
Semi Automatic Action
Semi Automatic Action Animation
Break or Hinge Action
Break or Hinge Action Animation
Appendix C
Centerfire and Rimfire Cartridges for Rifles
Exercise: Parts of a rimfire cartridge
How a Centerfire Cartridge is Fired
Rimfire Cartridge Animation
Centerfire Cartridge Animation
Always Match the Data Stamp First
Caliber Animation
Understanding Distance
Centerfire Ammunition for Shotguns
How a Shotgun Shell is Fired
How a Shotgun Shell is Fired - Animation
Always Match the Data Stamp First
Choose the Shell
Understanding Gauges
Gauges
Shot Size
Understanding Chokes
Types of Chokes
Exercise: Types of chokes
Shot String Animation
Slugs
Interactive Shotgun Range
Appendix D
Firearm Safety and Maintenance
Causes of Firearm Incidents
Safeties
Safeties, Continued
Exercise: Types of Safeties
The 10 Rules of Firearm Safety
The 10 Rules of Firearm Safety
Exercise Firearm Safety Rules
The ACTS and PROVES of Firearm Safety
Safe Firearm Handling in the Field
Safe Firearm Handling in the Field
Exercise: Firearm Carries
Zones of Fire
Zones of Fire Animation
Misfires, Hangfires and Squib Loads
Exercise: Safe Firearm Practices
Cleaning a Firearm
Exercise: Safety Steps for Cleaning a Firearn
Materials Needed to Clean a Firearm
6 Easy Steps to Cleaning a Firearm
Alternative Ways to Clean Your Firearm
Storing a Firearm
Appendix E
Know Your Muzzleloading Firearm
Inline Percussion Muzzleloader
Inline Percussion Muzzleloader Animation
Percussion or Caplock Muzzleloader
Caplock Muzzleloader Animation
Flintlock Muzzleloader
Flintlock Muzzleloader Animation
Propellant
Muzzleloading Primers
Exercise: Primers
Bullets
Cleaning and Maintenance Tools
Exercise: Muzzleloader Cleaning & Maintenance Tools
Loading and Firing a Muzzleloading Firearm
Exercise: Safety Steps for Loading a Muzzleloader
The 10 Easy Steps to Loading Your Inline Percussion Muzzleloader
Loading and Firing an Inline Muzzleloader
Loading and Firing a Flintlock Muzzleloader
Appendix F
Know Your Archery Gear
Compound Bow
Recurve Bow
Long Bow
Exercise: Bow Styles
Parts of a Bow
Parts of a Bow String
Releases and Arm Guards
Parts of an Arrow
Exercise: Parts of an Arrow
Covered Quiver
Arrow Points
Exercise: Arrow Points
Selecting a Bow and Arrows
Shooting a Bow and Arrow
Crossbows
Interactive Archery Range
