Be sure EVERYONE knows the ROE and fields of fire on the property to eliminate a FF casualty.
We're all pretty careful about that. When we're out and about, we keep in touch via walkie-talkie. Normally, if more than one party is out hunting, we're at least 400 yards away from each other.
About the only quasi-mishap we had was about 5 years ago. I was coming in from deer hunting. I'd informed my sons, and I passed about 100 yards behind their blind on the way out. Just as I came past, Angus spotted a buck and unloaded his Mosin Nagant M44 at it. The report of that little short-barrelled carbine is serious! He was shooting 180 degrees away from me, so it wasn't an issue of safety. However, I quickly found myself in the prone position, examining the status of my shorts.
