Chapter 7

Be a Responsible and Ethical Hunter(pages 65-68 in "Today's Hunter" guide book)

1. Guiding Questions

   • Why are ethical and responsible hunting practices so critical to the sustainability and growth of hunting in America?

   • Why are hunting laws so important to game animals and to the public?

2. Learning Targets(Objectives)

   • I can effectively communicate with other hunters, non-hunters, and with land owners.

   • I can describe the five stages of hunter development.

   • I understand the rules of fair chase.

3. Key Vocabulary

   • Game Conservation

   • Fair Chase

   • Hunter's Ethical Code

   • Hunter Ethics

   • Landowners

   • Non-Hunters

   • Personal Choice

4. Optional Ideas for Instructional Practices

   • Jig Saw Activity

     • Break classroom into small groups(2-4) and assign them a section of the chapter. They will read and discuss their section within their group. After all groups have had time to discuss amongst themselves they will present their section to the entire class.

   • Teacher led discussion

   • Flipped Classroom

     • students are assigned reading prior to classroom and teacher facilitates discussion

   • Problem Based Group Discussion

     • Small groups debrief and describe their ideas to answer the following question: In a number of states, public hunting groups are limited or supplemented with private grounds that are open for public use. Describe how responsible hunting practices work to increase the availability of these lands.

5. Supplemental Questions or Activities

   • Social Studies Historical Biographies

     • Have students choose one of the following historical figures to research. Then ask students to present their findings to the class via display presentation, slideshow, writing, or speech.

       • Theodore Roosevelt

       • Morris Udall

       • Henry David Thoreau

       • Ernest Swift

       • Wallace Stegner

       • Ernest Thompson Seton

       • John Wesley Powell

       • Gifford Pinchot

       • Roger Tory Peterson

       • Sigurd Olson

       • Frederick Law Olmstead

       • Gaylord Nelson

       • O.J. Murie

       • John Muir

       • Stephen Mather

       • Robert Marshall

       • George Perkins Marsh

       • Aldo Leopold

       • Lady Bird Johnson

       • William Temple Hornady

       • Ira Gabrielson

       • Marjory Stoneman Douglas

       • Jay Norwood Darling

       • John Burroughs

       • Hugh Bennett

       • John James Audubon

6. Supplemental Videos

   • Top 5 Hunting Violations

     • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lItI7sF-Iz0

   • Fair Chase with Hunter's Connect

     • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9berdhAw_4

7. Additional Resources

   • Boone and Crockett Club Educational Resources

     • https://www.boone-crockett.org/learn

Gifford Pinchot- The Father of Conservation