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Driven hunt safety briefing to print

Prepare the briefing read in the morning in two minutes: 30° angle, downward shot, fluorescent vest, horn calls, no-shoot zones, what to do if there is an accident. Participants sign at the morning briefing. Print or save as PDF, no account needed.

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Safety briefing for a big-game driven hunt

Hunting ground

Date

Hunt leader

Line leader

Meet (place and time)

Emergency phone on site

Reminded at the briefing by the hunt leader, the ticked items below are read in front of every participant before the drive starts. Untick anything that does not apply to your hunting ground, add the instructions specific to the day.

Before the briefing

Temporary warning signs placed at the main entrances to the zone on the day, removed at the end of the drive.
Hunting licence validated for the season, insurance in force, identity document to show on request.
No participant under the influence of alcohol or drugs takes part in the drive.
Fluorescent vest, visible at all times, for every participant, armed or not, including beaters and companions.
Rifle open, unloaded and visible on foot. In a vehicle, unloaded, cased or taken down.

At the stand

Spot the neighbours on the line, left and right, and give a clear hand sign to be seen.
30° shooting angle marked on both sides with the 5-step, 3-step method, marker planted. No shot inside that angle.
Rifle loaded only once in position at the stand, after the signal that the drive has started.
No-shoot zones and sensitive stands reminded by the line leader: roads, houses, busy tracks, poorly visible neighbours.

During the drive

Certain identification of the target before shouldering: species, sex if the harvest plan requires it, animal out of cover. When in doubt, hold fire.
Downward shot required: the bullet ends its course in soft ground, a short distance behind the target. No shot at head height, no shot on a skyline.
Species allowed to be shot and harvest plan allocations reminded before the drive starts.
Full stillness at the stand until the end signal: no move, even to retrieve a wounded animal or look for a signal.
Horn calls: drive start, drive end, emergency stop. Codes reminded at the briefing. Any shot before the start or after the end warrants the shooter being excluded.

End of the drive and accident

At the end signal, rifle unloaded immediately at the stand before any move.
In case of an accident: emergency stop signal, rifles unloaded, zone secured. Call 112 (or 18) with the GPS coordinates of the stand, not a place name.
If a wounded animal is not recovered, call the approved blood-tracking dog handler for the area.

Instructions specific to the hunting ground

Species allowed to be shot, sensitive stands, neighbours, instructions for the day.

In case of an accident

Call 112 (European emergency number) or 18 (fire service). Give the GPS coordinates of the stand, not the local place name.

Emergency stop signal on the horn, rifles unloaded, zone secured around the casualty. Wounded animal not recovered: call the approved blood-tracking dog handler.

Read and approved

Every participant signs before the drive starts. The signed document stays in the hunt file.

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Preparation document to adapt to the internal rules of your hunt and to the French departmental hunting management plan. The instructions are the responsibility of the hunt leader.

The document prints on its own in A4 portrait, the rest of the site stays on screen. Your input is kept on this device, it is not sent anywhere.

Attach your safety briefings to your hunting ground

With a free account, Mes Chasses attaches the safety briefing PDF to your hunting ground: every participant sees it when they sign up for a driven hunt, then reads it again on their phone on the way to the stand. Shooting sectors, no-shoot zones and distances to houses are drawn on the map, visible to every hunter assigned to a stand.

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What happens at the morning briefing

Safety instructions read at the briefing, written down and signed

Why write the briefing instead of just saying it

The spoken briefing at the morning meeting is not always enough any more. The French national federation of hunters notes that spoken instructions are more and more often paired with a written document, signed by every participant. After an accident, the police ask for licences, insurance, the driven hunt register and, increasingly, the safety briefing for the day. The signed document shows that the organiser gave the instructions and that each person received them.

What the document must contain

The universal rules first: 30° angle marked by the 5-step and 3-step method, downward shot, fluorescent vest, open rifle during movements, stillness at the stand, respect for the horn calls. Then what is specific to the day: species allowed to be shot, sensitive stands, non-hunting neighbours, instructions from the hunt leader. Finally the emergency numbers and the on-site phone of the leader.

What the briefing does not replace

This template is a preparation document. It does not stand for internal rules, and it does not have the weight of the departmental hunting management plan of your area. It adds to the morning briefing, it does not replace it. The decision to shoot stays with the shooter, the decision to clear the drive stays with the hunt leader.

From preparation to the logbook

After the day, there is still the driven hunt logbook to fill in. Mes Chasses generates it automatically from your events: participants, stands, harvests. See theautomatic documents module. For the list of standers, beaters and the harvest table, use ourdriven hunt sheet to print, also free.

Also, to prepare the day

Driven hunt sheet and participants registerStands, beaters, hunt leader, harvest table, licences and signatures.
Hunting map onlineDraw your hunting ground on the land registry, place your stands and no-shoot zones.

Frequently asked questions

All about safety briefings

Is a safety briefing for a driven hunt mandatory?

The French decree of 5 October 2020 requires the leader of a collective big-game hunt to give the safety briefing before the drive starts. The written form is not required by the text, but the French national federation of hunters (FNC) notes that spoken instructions are more and more often paired with a document signed by every participant.

Who must sign the safety briefing?

Every participant: standers, beaters, companions, dog handlers, armed or not. The signed document is one of the items the police can ask for after an accident, alongside licences, insurance and the driven hunt register.

Does this template replace my hunt internal rules?

No. It covers the universal rules reminded at the briefing, on top of which every hunting ground adds its own: sensitive zones, non-hunting neighbours, harvest plan rules. Adapt the document to your departmental hunting management plan and your internal rules.

What is the 5-step, 3-step method for the 30° angle?

To mark the angle towards a neighbour, the hunter takes 5 steps in their direction, then 3 steps perpendicular and forward, and plants a marker at the end. They do the same on the other side. No shot is taken within those two markers. The method is described by the FNC.

How do I print the briefing at the right size?

Fill in the page then click "Print / PDF". The document comes out on its own in A4 portrait, without the site menu or footer. The signature block sits at the bottom so everyone signs at the morning briefing.

Do I need an account to use the tool?

No. You fill in the briefing directly in the page, with no sign-up, and print it or save it as a PDF from your browser. A Mes Chasses account is useful if you want to attach that PDF to your hunting ground, so every participant can see it when they sign up for a driven hunt.

What do I do if there is an accident during the drive?

Emergency stop signal on the horn, rifles unloaded, zone secured around the casualty. Call 112 (or 18) giving the GPS coordinates of the stand rather than a place name: it saves the rescue team minutes. For a wounded animal not recovered, the approved blood-tracking dog handler for the area takes over.