ASH Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 i mean seriously just saw this https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-kim-drawdy-sc-daughter-shot-hunters-mistaken-deer-20200103-42r6zu34rfbqzgtg3eraf6rhqq-story.html\ and it happens alottttttttttttttttttttt. i wish someone had a good answer because my brain will not register a person mistake for deer . . guy was killed near me awhile mistaken for a deer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Yes lady, you can have the elk you shot. But can I at least remove my saddle from it. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Things like this are tragic and play into the hands of the antis. My sympathies for the victims. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I don't even like driving on Hwy 19 in the Ocala National Forest during Hunting season, because my truck is brown. I can't wrap my head around shooting at a noise or a moving bush. I'm sure most of us here have stopped and taken a breath even, while shooting at a safe gunrange. Our deer are the size of a German Shepherd. I'm the size of THREE German Shepherds. I don't need 40 lbs of dog meat bad enough to risk taking a 30-30 or a twoooo-sebnee to the gut. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 That’s what “Hunter Orange” is for tragic accident 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 BTW, The Four Rules would have prevented this tragedy, and frankly, no one has any business with a gun if they ain't practicing The Four Rules. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Bet they shot at the sound...rather than the deer. Heart breaking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 14 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: Yes lady, you can have the elk you shot. But can I at least remove my saddle from it. So true! 6 hours ago, Historian said: Bet they shot at the sound...rather than the deer. Heart breaking. They call themselves "Hunters". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 6 hours ago, gwalchmai said: BTW, The Four Rules would have prevented this tragedy, and frankly, no one has any business with a gun if they ain't practicing The Four Rules. "Know what your shooting at". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I have to say, I've often pondered the OPs question myself as I read about these tragedies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 These aren't "hunters" they're shooters. Hunting is too complicated for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 30 minutes ago, janice6 said: So true! They call themselves "Hunters". Far from it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 38 minutes ago, janice6 said: "Know what your shooting at". "... and beyond." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 I saw a group of 6-7 guys all start shooting at a deer the got back up, but was in no danger of getting away. They all approached it from different directions. It was a horrendous crossfire. I hit the dirt. Our pickup was parked on a logging road above this mayhem and I had just gotten out of it. They shot the drivers side mirror off, the bullet going right through the cab where I had been just a few moments before. You aren't going to hear the rest of this story, but at least no one died. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: I saw a group of 6-7 guys all start shooting at a deer the got back up, but was in no danger of getting away. They all approached it from different directions. It was a horrendous crossfire. I hit the dirt. Our pickup was parked on a logging road above this mayhem and I had just gotten out of it. They shot the drivers side mirror off, the bullet going right through the cab where I had been just a few moments before. You aren't going to hear the rest of this story, but at least no one died. I was witness to some of that. It's why I quit Deer Hunting in Minnesota. It was turning into a party event with plenty of liquor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGW Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Seems every year some dumfuk shoots someone else in my general area during deer season. Last year a guy shot his own brother. Hunting is a lot safer when the season is closed. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmohme Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I lived at the edge of a several hundred acre wooded area when I was younger. I spent a lot of time in those woods, but would stay out of them during deer season. Far too many urban hunters that would shoot at anything that moved. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 ive got alot of wooded land with poachers in the past , and during hunting season here , there is always some dumb **** trespassing trying to hunt . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 2 hours ago, ASH said: ive got alot of wooded land with poachers in the past , and during hunting season here , there is always some dumb **** trespassing trying to hunt . When I was hunting is seemed like a lot of weekend hunters believed that the Deer permit entitled you to hunt on other people's property, even without their consent. My father taught me that I first had to get permission to do anything on other people's property. We had never been turned down. The owners usually told us the best locations to hunt in and what to watch out for. They were all good people to us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPQer Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 It ain't easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maser Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Not sure about deer, but I can see how fat people are mistaken for moose. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I took a walk around the back 40 this afternoon and got to wishing that I'd worn orange. Nothing happened, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPQer Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) On 1/4/2020 at 12:57 PM, janice6 said: These aren't "hunters" they're shooters. Hunting is too complicated for them. Years ago, I had a rub show up within sight of my tree stand. One day I saw the top of the tree bending back and forth and getting worn out. I tried and tried, but couldn't see the deer to shoot, so I didn't shoot. When the tree got still, I looked hard but never saw the deer. Just as soon as I had shot anyway, it would turn out to be a hunter who liked doing "authentic rubs". Edited January 5, 2020 by PPQer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I have not taken a shot many times and I never regretted it. Better to be safe than in jail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 How about the bozos that use their scope like binoculars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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