1. Hunter Education Field Day
Instructor Note
The Title Slide needs to be on the screen as students are entering the classroom.

2. CLASS GOALS By the end this class you will:
Demonstrate safe firearm handling
Understand ethical behavior and how it applies to hunting
Know basic Oregon hunting regulations and how to find information that you need about hunting laws

3. CLASS GOALS
Gain appreciation for wildlife conservation and the role hunters play.
Have a fun experience while learning about hunting, wildlife, firearms and firearms safety

4. TOPICS COVERED Four primary firearms safety rules Hunter ethics
Oregon hunting regulations
5 firearm action types + loading and unloading
Firearm carry positions
Fence and obstacle crossing
Zones of fire
Shot placement
Shoot/Don’t shoot scenarios
Transportation of firearms in vehicles
Live fire
60 question State Exam

5. GENERAL INFORMATION Housekeeping Range rules Bathroom locations Breaks
Cell phones
How questions will be answered
How you will be evaluated:
Attitude
Skill
Knowledge
Instructor Note
Cover range rules for your location.
Explain your cell phone policy (will vary by instructor). It is ok to allow them to use social media to promote hunter education and their great experience.
Explain how you want students to ask questions.
Tell students how they will be evaluated:
Attitude Maintain a good attitude and listen to the instructors
Skill Be able to perform skill-based exercises in a proficient manor
Knowledge Score a minimum of 80% on the state exam.

6. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE BEGIN THE CLASS?
Instructor Note
Tell parents that they can leave at this point OR follow their student throughout the day. Give parents a realistic time to return in order to avoid waiting after hours with students.

7. 4 PRIMARY FIREARMS SAFETY RULES (MTAT)

8. 4 PRIMARY FIREARMS SAFETY RULES (MTAT)
Muzzle = Control the direction of your Muzzle at all times.
Trigger = Keep your finger outside the Trigger guard until ready to shoot.
Action = Treat every firearm as though it were loaded. Open the Action and visually check if it is loaded.
Target = Be sure of your Target and what is in front and beyond it.
Have action set firearm (an inert firearm) with you during this portion
Point to firearm parts as you go over MTAT

9. ETHICS

10. ETHICS What are ethics? How do ethics apply to hunting?
Unwritten rules that distinguish between right and wrong
How do ethics apply to hunting?
Some ethical topics in hunting are:
Shot selection
Recovering game
Not wasting meat
Respecting other hunters and non-hunters
Instructor Note
Read slide and provide some examples where helpful

11. ETHICS Ingredients of ethics
Responsibility = being accountable for your actions.
Respect = giving high or special regard to something.

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

13. ETHICS
You see another hunter pursuing a deer to get a close, accurate shot. You are in a position to take a shot from where you are, but you know the other hunter saw the deer first. Would it be illegal to shoot? Would it be ethical?

14. ETHICS
You are bear hunting and see a bear on the edge of a tree line. According to the regulations you are within legal shooting hours. But it is too dark to get a good sight picture through your scope. Would it be illegal to shoot? Would it be ethical?

15. ETHICS
You harvest a blacktail buck on a morning hunt. On your way home from the woods, you are hungry and see a fast food restaurant. You are still in your hunting clothes and realize your shirt and pants have blood on them.
Would it be illegal to go inside?
Would it be ethical?

16. ETHICS Private property considerations Ask for permission to hunt
Follow landowner instructions
Treat livestock and crops as your own
Offer to share harvest with landowner
Leave all gates the way you found them
Notify landowner of any problems
Clean up after yourself

17. ETHICS Instructor Note
Ask students if this hunter is being ethical and why.
Conclude ethics section by telling students how hunters and shooters are a small number and that being ethical hunters improves hunter image and reputation, which is needed to keep our heritage and sport alive.
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18. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS

19. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Why do we need hunting regulations?
Conserve wildlife for future generations
Maintain healthy wildlife populations
Establish hunting seasons
Limit hunting methods and equipment
Set bag limits ( daily and possession )
Establish safety guidelines for hunters and non- hunters

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

21. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Regulations are set by Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission
Instructor Note
ODFW Commission is comprised of 7 volunteer commissioners that are appointed by the Governor.
They work with biology experts and take public opinion before approving fish and wildlife regulations.

22. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Regulations are enforced by Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division

23. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Tagging
Big game animals must be tagged at the site of harvest.
Once you have determined that animal is dead:
Unload your firearm
Make sure your firearm is safe
Tag animal

24. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
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25. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Report Your Harvest
After deer and elk hunts, you must report whether you harvested an animal or not. If you don’t, you will face a $25 fee.
To report your harvest go to:
Or call
Instructor Note
Tell students that they need to report whether they harvested an animal or did not harvest.
This information helps biologists understand wildlife populations plan tag quotas for the future.
Hunters need to know the Hunt Unit and location they harvested their animal.
Not reporting results in a $25 fee. Prompt students to see regulations for harvest report deadlines.

26. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Transporting Firearms
When transporting firearms, transport your firearms unloaded, cased, and out of sight.
Transporting Harvested Animals
Follow proof of sex rules for big game and birds.
If someone else transports your harvested animal and you are not with them, you must fill out a Transfer Record Form.
Instructor Note
“Unloaded” means there is no round in the chamber
Transfer Record Forms are available online and in the back of the hunter regulations booklet

27. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
BLAZE ORANGE

28. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Why is blaze orange important?
Blaze orange is highly visible to other hunters because it is not naturally present in nature. Wearing it can help hunters know your location and avoid shooting toward you.

29. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Blaze orange rules
Required for hunters younger than 18 years of age in Oregon.
Blaze orange must be visible from all directions.
It must be an exterior garment: hat, shirt, jacket, coat, vest, or sweater.
Blaze orange camouflage patterns are ok.

30. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Rules
Firearms must be unloaded
Mind road closures
Keep to designated roads or trails
You cannot be on an OHV while pursuing or shooting a game animal

31. OREGON HUNTING REGULATIONS
Archery
In Oregon, you can use fixed or mechanical broadheads for big game – they must be unbarbed
In Oregon, bows must be a minimum draw weight of 40 lbs for deer and elk.
Crossbows are not legal in Oregon.

32. 2019 Changes to Regulations
Mechanical broadheads are now legal
Bow draw weight is 40 pounds for all species
Electronic tagging system
Roadkill retention law went into effect 1/1/19
See regulations for details on these changes

33. Pittman-Robertson Act
Founded in 1937
Funds hunter education programs
Funds public shooting ranges
Helps projects to conserve mammal and bird species
Money comes from 11% tax on guns, ammunition, and archery equipment.
Oregon receives about $15 million per year as of 2016.
Nationally, Pittman-Robertson distributes about $700 million to the states.

34. Review

35. Are there any questions at this time?
Review
During this period of instruction we have covered:
The four primary firearms safety rules
Ethics
Oregon hunting regulations
Are there any questions at this time?

36. FIELD STATIONS Firearm Actions
Introduction to types of firearms and ammunition
Hunter’s Trail
Firearm Carry
Shoot/Don’t shoot scenarios
Shot placement
Fence and obstacle crossing
Zones of fire
Transportation of firearms in vehicles
Live fire
Shoot firearms on live range

37. Let’s Go Outside!

38. 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
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

39. TEST TIME Testing Instructions
Test is not open book; ask students to clear all the belongings from your area.
Offer to read the test for students who want this done for them.
Tell students not to write in test booklets and that there are two versions. If their booklet has writing in it, notify an instructor.
Explain how to fill in bubbles on the answer sheet.
Tell students to write their first and last name and test version on answer sheet.
Tell students that they must score 80% (that means they can miss 12).
Tell students to bring tests to the front when you are finished.
Finish paper work with student, sign card, remind student that is temp card. Give student their hat.

40. Next Steps? Go hunting! Visit www.MyODFW.com
“Learn to Hunt” classes through ODFW
Mentored Youth Program
Youth-Only Hunts
ODFW Contact: