Chapter 8: Outdoor Preparedness
Objectives

You should be able to...

• State the primary reason why a bowhunter needs to develop a hunting plan for every hunt and be able to complete a sample plan.
• List hazards bowhunters could face when hunting.
• List common types of bowhunting injuries.
• Describe the treatment to stop serious bleeding.
• Describe the treatment for an arrow wound in the chest or abdominal area.
• Describe the treatment for broken bones.
• Explain what to do when injured from a fall.
• List some basic necessities to carry in a survival kit.
• Identify the basic features of a topographic map.
• Name five basic parts of an orienteering compass.
• Describe how to compensate for declination when using a compass.
• Using the acronym STOP, describe what to do when lost.
• Describe how to prepare a shelter if you get lost.
• Describe how to build a fire.
• Describe how to signal for help.
• Describe different ways to purify water.
• Describe the cause of hypothermia, its prevention, and its treatment.
• Describe the cause of heat exhaustion, its prevention, and its treatment.