The number of duck shooting incidents is small, but the accidents are horrific.
With duck shooters finally getting out last weekend, the message from the Mountain Safety Council is don't have firearms loaded when you aren't using them.
Chief executive Mike Daisley said they were seeing complacency throughout the country.
"People have been duck shooting for many years and have been doing the same activity for a while," he said. "They leave firearms leaning, loaded and ready to go. Nothing's happened for decades, so why would you change?"
This complacency is the target of an advertising campaign focused on putting bad habits to bed. Data shows basic gun safety could bring the number of accidents down from to zero.