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Proper Field Carries: For Three Hunters, Walking Single File

Carry selection is based primarily on muzzle control and terrain.

Safe carries, with three hunters in single file

If three hunters are walking single file, the one in the lead should have the gun pointed ahead but never over the shoulder. The one in the middle must have the gun pointed to the side. The hunter in the rear may point the gun to either side or the rear.