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When is it okay to drink alcohol while handling firearms or bows?

Never, not before and not during.

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  1. Never, before or while handling them ✔
  2. One drink is fine if you feel okay
  3. Only while sitting in a stand or blind

Why: Alcohol and drugs slow reactions, blur judgment and make it easier to lose control of emotions. Hunter education lists them as a common cause of hunting incidents. The rule covers bows and arrows as well as guns.

Huh, didn't know that: Texas hunter education lists controlling your emotions as its own rule of shooting safety.

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Answer: Never, before or while handling them. Alcohol and drugs slow reactions, blur judgment and make it easier to lose control of emotions. Hunter education lists them as a common cause of hunting incidents. The rule covers bows and arrows as well as guns.

  1. TPWD Hunter Education, Hunting Safety tpwd.texas.gov/education/hunter-education/online-course/hunting-safety/hunting-safety
    Don't drink alcohol or take drugs before or while handling firearms or bow and arrows.
    Checked 2026-10-08.
  2. CT DEEP Hunter Safety Exam Answer Key portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/hunting_trapping/pdf_files/Hunter_Safety_Manual/ExamAnswerKey.pdf?la=en
    Never use alcohol or drugs when hunting or shooting. True.
    Checked 2026-10-08.

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