Eh, it&#x27;s <i>pretty</i> safe, and the Four Rules most certainly apply, it&#x27;s just that implementing Rule 4 is much more difficult.<p>In ~70 years of it, one of my father&#x27;s favorite pastimes, he got shot exactly once, although there was no excuse for it like there was in the Chaney accident.  Then again, he was both careful in picking his hunting partners and only hunted with some of them once after they demonstrated they didn&#x27;t have their act together.<p>As long as you wear glasses and there&#x27;s some distance, serious injury is unlikely, as happened with him.  A tough shirt is also recommenced, that stopped penetration of the shot that hit his chest.