Marksmanship is proficiency at firing a firearm. Becoming an accomplished marksman requires that a hunter first learn and then continue to practice shooting fundamentals, skills that hunters hone over a lifetime.

The fundamentals of safe shooting include the following:

• Always observe safe firearm handling rules
• Learn how to properly adjust sights on a rifle
• Learn different shooting positions
• Learn how to point and shoot a shotgun
• Learn how to pattern a shotgun
• Understand that practice is fundamental to safe shooting