Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 2:07 pm
Safe use of hunting firearms is pretty basic, says
Firearms Safety Council spokesperson Bill
O’Leary.
The approaching “roar” and the opening
of the game bird season will encourage thousands of hunters
into the hills and swamps of New Zealand and the Firearms
Safety Council of Aotearoa New Zealand thinks it is timely
to remind hunters to “be safe”.
The Firearms
Safety Council’s Mr O’Leary is reminding hunters to
follow some basic rules:
· Get a firearms
licence
· Communicate your presence to other
hunters
· Know where your hunting companions are at
all times
· Understand and observe the basic rules of