Class covers more than safe hunting
By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal
On a recent Sunday the classroom in the Verdi library was filled with people who wanted to go hunting in Nevada.
But it took the story of an African lion hunt from the 1960s to illustrate how when it comes to hunting there’s an incredibly fine line between success and disaster.
The story was a recollection from Gary Speegle, a volunteer hunting safety instructor for the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Speegle, whose family lived in Ethiopia from 1955-65, recalled it during a portion of the class that entails learning the myriad parts of a firearm and how they work together before and after a shooter pulls the trigger.
