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Poaching is the unethical illegal means of taking game. Not in season, trespassing, over limit harvesting, etc... Safety is just that and is referring to prevention of harm to yourself, others, and property. Successful hunting is the ability to successfully harvest your intended game. My point was safety does not have any one item that is more important than another. Success does not have one item more important than another. To be able to put a combination of these two together for a list of 10 would leave out too many just as important parts of the equation. YES they go hand in hand as part of being a good successful hunter but a list of 10 would leave too many very important aspects of hunting left unstated. Now safety could be group worded like: Following ALL safety rules in your hunter safety course. Correct selection of weapon for harvesting intended game. Using the wind. Knowing food sources. Identifying bedding areas. Travel corridors. etc... What you are doing is a great idea but keeping it to a list of 10 is going to be tough. The word poaching is the nastiest curse word there is in an association with hunting and should be used with care amongst fellow hunters. You can be a safe, successful hunter and still be a poacher. But you cannot be a poacher and be a good hunter.