Hunting now safer than ever

November 19, 2012 Bobby Cleveland Hunting, Promote
Better deer management practices over the past 40 years led to bucks like the 15-point taken by Will Clay in Madison County in 2011, but orange vests like the one Clay is wearing has had the biggest impact on the sport — safety.

The number of hunting accidents has steadily dropped with the addition of the orange requirement and education classes.

When veteran Mississippi hunters talk about the differences between deer hunting now and 40 years ago, the conversation is usually a combination of the improvement in quality and quantity of deer.

We certainly do have bigger bucks and more of them, thanks to changes in attitude. Hunters, with guidance from wildlife officials, realized that deer management and selective harvest could produce better results.

But, that’s not the biggest change, nor is it the most significant.Click here to read more on Hunting now safer than ever

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Bobby Cleveland has covered sports in Mississippi for over 40 years. A native of Hattiesburg and graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Cleveland lives on Ross Barnett Reservoir near Jackson with his wife Pam.

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