Risk Management Magazine

After taking care of some routine tasks around the office and meeting with the departing section leader, I gathered my notes and headed outside to hold morning formation. The day was going smoothly and time seemed to fly by. That was about to change.

As we proceeded back to the airport, we requested the instrument landing system (ILS) approach, and ATC assigned vectors. This particular airport during this time of day was busy with many types of traffic — commercial, general aviation, helicopters and military aircraft — all trying to make it back in before the weather hit the airfield.

As fall approaches and the weather begins to cool, hunters nationwide are preparing for their pursuit of North America’s most popular big-game animal — the white-tailed deer. Whether it is because the white-tail can be found in almost all the lower 48 states or because it can be harvested with several different types of weapons, one thing is for sure: They cannot legally be taken year-round.