Introduction and learning objectives

Not every hunting technique will be effective in all situations. You will need to adapt to your surroundings and the particular game animals that you are hunting. Some techniques are more suited for hunting alone, while others are used when hunting in a group. Other hunters may even want to hunt using dogs to locate, point or flush small game animals or to locate and hold wild pigs. Game bird hunters will use highly trained gun dogs to retrieve downed birds from rice fields, waterways and grasslands. When used effectively, some game and predator species respond well to callers and decoys.

In this unit, you will explore various hunting techniques that can be applied to different hunting situations on both private and public lands.

The following are the unit objectives:

• understand the most common hunting techniques
• identify the most appropriate hunting technique for your situation
• apply the safety considerations to each technique
• use callers and decoys effectively.