Deer Hunter kills himself after killing friend by accident
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Dan Hunter
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Spot on.
Sad as it is, this season - like any other - will compare favorably to the "Occupy Wall Street" and other events regarding loss of life that continue to receive favorable media attention. Also, there's a reason there isn't an "Occupy the Coop" movement.
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Sorry, by useless event, I meant" Putting a loaded rifle across the handle bars?" Not the hunting or riding of 4 wheelers on hunting, the safety failed on the old model Mauser. I still hunt on occasion, and do like venison and wild game. We had one hunter killed last year as" a deer hunter decided to shoot an OWL from a tree". Hunters orange is a requirement to try to make the sport safer, but it is removed after some hunters climb trees? This is Illegal here too to shot Owls? What was he thinking? Mistakes?
JB4310
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I'd like to see his blood alcohol level, How do you shoot your hunting buddy when you know he is out there looking for the same deer as you????
Then shoot yourself in front of another buddy.
Something doesn't ad up.
JB
Then shoot yourself in front of another buddy.
Something doesn't ad up.
JB
dmccarty
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Years ago most/many hunting accidents were from going through fences. Now a days, getting in/out of tree stands is leading to quite a few accidents.
My grandfather in law(GIL) was a farmer and he went bird hunting with his vet one year. The Vet shot GIL in the leg when they were going through/over a fence. This was, and still is, a common hunting accident.
One of GIL son in laws was killed in a "hunting accident." The family believes he was killed when he returned to his truck and found people about to break into his vehicle.
In my area, there was a lady killed in her back yard while she was gardening. She was wearing white gloves and some idiot shot her. Many years ago, maybe back in the 80's, I was reading a list of hunting accidents in NC. One "hunter" saw a white object moving rapidly so he shot at it. Turned out it was the WHITE helmet being worn by the driver of a motorcycle.
The driver was killed. Seems like there was a rider as well that was killed.
We had two men shot a few years ago in my county. One died and the one was lucky to live. In both cases they were shot while moving to their stand before dawn and were shot by a "hunter" who simply fired at the noise of the men walking. There was no way the "hunter" could see the men since it was dark. They also shot well before dawn and thus the legal time to hunt.
The subject accident and previous events is horrible. The Front Page thread has more information about the situation. Tthe man who killed himself, Man A, shot Man B. A few years ago, Man B's son ran over Man A's daughter in a snow mobile accident. The daughter was killed.
Later,
Dan
My grandfather in law(GIL) was a farmer and he went bird hunting with his vet one year. The Vet shot GIL in the leg when they were going through/over a fence. This was, and still is, a common hunting accident.
One of GIL son in laws was killed in a "hunting accident." The family believes he was killed when he returned to his truck and found people about to break into his vehicle.
In my area, there was a lady killed in her back yard while she was gardening. She was wearing white gloves and some idiot shot her. Many years ago, maybe back in the 80's, I was reading a list of hunting accidents in NC. One "hunter" saw a white object moving rapidly so he shot at it. Turned out it was the WHITE helmet being worn by the driver of a motorcycle.
The driver was killed. Seems like there was a rider as well that was killed.We had two men shot a few years ago in my county. One died and the one was lucky to live. In both cases they were shot while moving to their stand before dawn and were shot by a "hunter" who simply fired at the noise of the men walking. There was no way the "hunter" could see the men since it was dark. They also shot well before dawn and thus the legal time to hunt.
The subject accident and previous events is horrible. The Front Page thread has more information about the situation. Tthe man who killed himself, Man A, shot Man B. A few years ago, Man B's son ran over Man A's daughter in a snow mobile accident. The daughter was killed.
Later,
Dan
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I guess I know what you mean, and I'm not picking on you personally, but I wouldn't call it an accident. I call it a negligent discharge. While carrying lethal arms, one must force themselves to be diligent and follow strict gun handling procedures. One must always be mindful of the trigger and muzzle direction and not be in a hurry.
jymbee
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Definitely-- and just as prosecutable as drunk driving or any other act of negligence resulting in harm to another.
Years ago a friend told me met some hunters coming out of the wood:
Friend: "Any luck?"
Hunter: "Nah, just a couple of sound shots"
Friend: "Sound shots?"
Hunter: "Yeah, you know-- when you hear something and just shoot"
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Exactly. Dont ever point a gun at someone unless you plan to shoot them. Not even then it is "unloaded" and going onto the handlebars of your ATV.
Aaron Z
this is a myth, I have heard this since I was a small boy. Always someone else was told this. pure BS urban legend. Same as the guy shooting meadowlarks thinking they were doves. Various small changes but always the same story.