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Recognizing
my responsibilities as a hunter, to wildlife, to the
habitat necessary to its survival, and to the future
generations, and accepting those principles of superior
sportsmanship promulgated by Safari Club International,
I pledge:
That I shall unfailingly conduct myself
in the hunting fields so as to make a positive contribution
to the welfare of both game and non-game species of
wildlife, as well as to the ecosystems they occupy.
That I shall never cease to try to improve
my personal skills in woodsmanship and marksmanship,
to assure humane harvesting of wildlife surpluses and
to avoid waste of those precious resources.
That I shall comply with all laws regulating
wildlife harvest and shall accept my responsibility
to provide all possible assistance to game-law enforcement
officers.
That I shall always, by word and behavior,
reflect only credit upon the great fraternity of sportsmen-hunters,
and demonstrate my abiding respect for the game, for
its habitat, for my fellow hunters and those who come
after me, and for the property, whether private or public,
whereupon I am privileged to hunt.
That I shall waste no opportunity to teach
young people, by my personal example and otherwise,
the full meaning and practice of this Hunter's Code
of Ethics.
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