"Low Ready Position" - boy does that bring back some memories and I'm very thankful/grateful/etc. that I never had to actually "fire a shot in anger" so to speak. But that's definitely some good advice.
When hunting with my #2 son, I have taught him (and me, too) not to put the finger on the trigger until target identified and ready to shoot. The fingertip remains outside the trigger guard until the very last moment. I try to put it along side the receiver above the trigger until my heart stops racing and the adrenalin slows a bit. (Sorry, I still get quite worked up when I see a good sized doe or buck downrange from my hunting spot.)
I've headed out plenty of times in the pitch black of near dawn (it's always darkest right before dawn, right?), but I'm fortunate to know exactly the terrain I'm walking over. There's little chance that I'll run across a snake, but I still walk slow so they have plenty of time to get where they're going before I get there. (Is it true that they're just as afraid of us as we are of them?)
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