28 NEBRASKAland • OCTOBER 2017
Staying
Safe
in the Field eld
If you will be shooting photos in
an area where hunters might be,
keep yourself safe by:
•
Wearing hunter orange or
tying something of that color
nearby.
•
Taking note of other vehicles
in the parking lot. If you know
someone's out there, try to either
locate them so you can avoid
them, wait until they leave, or pick
a different area.
•
Choosing a time of day to go
when hunters are less likely to be
out – later in the afternoon and
during the week are good bets.
•
Avoiding public lands during
the opening weekend of any
major season, especially pheasant
and firearm deer.
•
Going with someone else.
The sound of your voice may help
announce your presence.
•
If you do locate a hunting
party, do what a hunter would do
– stay at least 200 yards away.
•
Using common sense. "Don't
put yourself in a bad situation.
Help yourself and others by
making it easy for others to know
you're there," said Mark Vrtiska,
Nebraska Game and Parks'
waterfowl program manager.
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Above: A pair of western kingbirds display courting behavior northeast of North
Platte. Photo by Boni Edwards.
Below: Sandhill cranes posture on a Hall County sandbar. Photo by Denise Wiese.
