Contents Chapter 1 Welcome to Small Game Hunting Chapter 2 Biology and Habitat Chapter 3 Techniques Chapter 4 Equipment and Skills Chapter 5 Safety and Conservation 4 10 18 28 40 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
Chapter 1 WELCOME TO SMALL GAME HUNTING A boy and his sister enter a forest near their home The October sun is warm The sky is blue The trees are covered in yellow orange and red leaves The young hunters sneak to a 4
In many states small-game hunting opens in early fall and lasts into winter wide oak tree They load their 22 caliber rifles Then the siblings sit down on opposite sides of the tree and quietly watch their surroundings After a long wait the boy sees movement in the tree limbs A big speckled gray squirrel sits 5