Hunter’s Checklist

I’m very tired of seeing headlines like these:

• Hunter Fatally Shot Woman He Thought Was A Deer
• Hunter Charged With Shooting Truck He Mistook For Deer

Tired, I tell you. I’ve seen headlines like these too many times.

So I’ve designed a “hunter’s checklist” visual aid. Attention deer hunters: print this page, clip out the checklist, and put it in your wallet. Before you shoot a deer, retrieve this visual aid and compare it carefully with the deer you are about to shoot. Make damn sure the deer looks like the top image — the one with antlers. If the deer looks like one of the other two images, don’t shoot it. After a while, you’ll probably find that you don’t need the checklist. You’ll be able to remember what a deer looks like.

That’s all there is to it. You’re welcome.