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Module 15 - CONTINUING A GREAT TRADITION
HUNTER ETHICS: THE UNWRITTEN RULES
There’s a set of rules that all hunters swear by. They’re unwritten, but consider them canonized—they’ve been around a whole lot longer than you have. So show some respect, tip your hat and commit, because these rules are the foundation for the ‘hunter’s code of ethics’ and they might as well have been written in stone.
So what’s hunter ethics all about? It means always making the right choice and being good to yourself, to wildlife, to other hunters, to your momma… you get the idea.
Let’s break it down—it all starts with respect: