. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. Somewhere under this pile of togs and slash is Hunter Creek. Careless log- ging practices have rendered this stream useless for spawning. (Fish and Game Photo) sportsmen's organizations, and other volunteers. Cali- fornia's instructors made up nearly half the number certified bv the NRA to teach such courses in the United States. Outstanding Record Only two trained junior hunters were involved as shooters in accidents during the 1955
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. Somewhere under this pile of togs and slash is Hunter Creek. Careless log- ging practices have rendered this stream useless for spawning. (Fish and Game Photo) sportsmen's organizations, and other volunteers. Cali- fornia's instructors made up nearly half the number certified bv the NRA to teach such courses in the United States. Outstanding Record Only two trained junior hunters were involved as shooters in accidents during the 1955 hunting season, which was the first full opportunity to view the re- sults of the training program. Including a junior hunter victim of an unidentified shooter, the casualty rate among the trained junior hunters was only 1 in 11,000. Of the some 9,000 untrained junior hunters afield in 1955 (who previously held licenses and were not re- quired to take the safety course), 14 were involved in casualties, of which four were fatal shootings. The casualty rate among untrained juniors was one to every 650 untrained junior hunters afield. The trained junior was almost 17 times as safe as his untrained counterpart, and nearly twice as safe as the adult hunter. A study of hunter casualty reports indicated that thev were occurring not only because of careless gun handling but also because of some visual deficiency on the part of the shooter. This led to participation by the department in laboratory and field tests of visual acuity, particularly in regard to visibility of various colors of clothing under hunting conditions. The de- partment cooperated with the National Rifle Associ- ation and the California Optometric Association in set- ting up and carrying out the tests. Preliminary results indicated that the traditional red is not as readily dis- cernible in the field as many other colors, and that yellow may be the easiest color to spot. IN-SERVICE TRAINING Under the direction of the
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