16 Quotes by Rod Slings

You pick up a gun, you pick up the responsibility. If someone falls behind, wait for him to get caught up. If someone loses a bird, stop and wait.

It's been one of the most successful safety programs on record, reducing the number of hunting related shootings. Whenever you pick up a firearm, you are picking up a responsibility.

Swinging on game is when the (bird) gets up and the shotgun is swung to the left or right, following that bird. Make sure you don't violate your zone of fire, that 'V' out in front of you. Also, know where your hunting companions are at all times.

It was one of those cases that we always warn hunters about that you never fire if you don't know where that slug is going to end up.

That's fairly normal. We don't have as many duck hunters, and this year, there weren't that many ducks in central Iowa to lure out hunters.

The key is to plan your hunt ... and then hunt your plan. If you say you are going to be in a particular area during a deer drive, for instance, stay in that area. Remember, the people you choose to hunt with are your family and closest friends.

You want to be identified as a person from all directions walking in and out of the woods. Turkeys don't wear blaze orange.