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With hundreds of thousands of Texans getting ready for opening day of the general gun season for white-tailed deer on Saturday, it’s important to keep safety in your crosshairs, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Hunting accidents appear to be headed for another record low this year, and Terry Erwin, the department’s hunter education coordinator, wants to keep it that way. Last year, Texas saw 25 hunting accidents, four of them fatal.
If you were born after Sept. 1, 1971 and this is going to be your first deer season, keep in mind you must have completed a hunter education course or obtained a one-time deferral if you aren’t able to get into a course.
