Had the hunter been where he was supposed to be, abiding within the rules... wow.....
...Officials say he was hunting on county owned property where hunting is not allowed...
A horrible accident indeed. It sounds like the person that took the shot made several mistakes that day.
I don't in anyway mean to defend his actions, but offer an explaination;
How many legs does a deer have? Answer is of course 4.
How many legs do two people walking in the woods have. 4
The hunter hears something rustling through the woods. If it was low light, and his view was partially obstructed, AND they were wearing some clothing that was grey/brownish in color, AND they were walking in a way to make two sets of legs look "deer like" it may have appeared to him this was a deer. Because he was deer hunting, he likely wasn't thinking "peope" he was thinking "Deer."
Of course, taking that shot is risky since he didn't identify the target completely as a deer, and a good hunter shouldn't take that shot. Unfortunately, not everyone in the woods is a good hunter, has as much discipline in target ID as they should, etc. These kinds of accidents happen all too often. In fact, I'd wager that it is part of the reason hunters in some states are required to wear blaze orange.
I think any of us that have been deer hunting and seen a deer in the woods know that it is pretty easy to identify it as a deer during most if not all hunting conditions. Perhaps this guy was a first time hunter, and made an aweful mistake.
Or, perhaps deer wasn't the game he was hunting, and he intended to do this. That is a much more sinister explaination, and certainly not outside of the realm of the possible.
No, you are wrong.If it was found an accident then yes they are to be of blame some what if proper clothing was not apparent according to law. Then again you have to be a fool to walk in the woods etc... During any hunting season without it.
Hence though when it comes down to the brass tacks...The shooter is the one whom is solely responsible for the for the commited act.
That is flat out scary. Shooting at an unidentified target based upon the SOUND of four legs.!!! These incidents put hunters in a very bad light. Defending them makes EVERYONE look stupid.
Dude, 1/3 of your total post count has not impressed me one bit.
No, you are wrong.
Life does not stop because it is hunting season. The fool is the one with his finger on the trigger who kills a person and thinks it is a deer. I believe that is a total lie each and every time it is repeated by a fool who killed someone. They didn't think it was a deer, they didn't know if it was a deer, they didn't care what it was, they just wanted to shoot their gun and they thought they had an excuse.
It cost some one their life.
It's not brass tacks or any other goofy saying intended to dismiss the simple and plain fact it is the person with the gun in their hand and their finger on the trigger's responsibility to know where that bullet is going, each and every time they pull the trigger regardless if it's the first shot of the year or they are getting their "quick follow up 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or more shot at a running deer with their semi auto Ruger 44 mag or their really cool 458 socom they impressed all the other deer hunters with when they pulled it out of the truck that morning.
Who ever pulls the trigger, he is responsible for where each and ever single one of those bullets goes regardless of what hat any one else in the woods is wearing or what kind of noise they are making. Pull the trigger, no excuses.
Dude, 1/3 of your total post count has not impressed me one bit.
this kind of stuff happens in mongo when the bird hunters are hunting when it is shot gun season.some have no common sense when it comes to what is in the line of fire
Surely I misread this, Big, you're not blaming the victims, are you?
I think we can understand when in context of how many conversations have we heard at the gun shop of "hunters" shooting at noises or shadows. "I thought it was a deer, so I done shot", "I couldn't see, but I shot just in case" Simply terrifying.
The phrase "if it's brown it's down" sends fear down my spine. Umm, what if someone is wearing a brown coat?
We must police ourselves and make it clear that being trigger happy is unacceptable. Slob hunting must be eradicated.
My Bad...No Need for name calling(troll)No, you are wrong.
Life does not stop because it is hunting season. The fool is the one with his finger on the trigger who kills a person and thinks it is a deer. I believe that is a total lie each and every time it is repeated by a fool who killed someone. They didn't think it was a deer, they didn't know if it was a deer, they didn't care what it was, they just wanted to shoot their gun and they thought they had an excuse.
It cost some one their life.
It's not brass tacks or any other goofy saying intended to dismiss the simple and plain fact it is the person with the gun in their hand and their finger on the trigger's responsibility to know where that bullet is going, each and every time they pull the trigger regardless if it's the first shot of the year or they are getting their "quick follow up 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or more shot at a running deer with their semi auto Ruger 44 mag or their really cool 458 socom they impressed all the other deer hunters with when they pulled it out of the truck that morning.
Who ever pulls the trigger, he is responsible for where each and ever single one of those bullets goes regardless of what hat any one else in the woods is wearing or what kind of noise they are making. Pull the trigger, no excuses.
No, you are wrong.
Life does not stop because it is hunting season. The fool is the one with his finger on the trigger who kills a person and thinks it is a deer. I believe that is a total lie each and every time it is repeated by a fool who killed someone. They didn't think it was a deer, they didn't know if it was a deer, they didn't care what it was, they just wanted to shoot their gun and they thought they had an excuse.
It cost some one their life.
It's not brass tacks or any other goofy saying intended to dismiss the simple and plain fact it is the person with the gun in their hand and their finger on the trigger's responsibility to know where that bullet is going, each and every time they pull the trigger regardless if it's the first shot of the year or they are getting their "quick follow up 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th or more shot at a running deer with their semi auto Ruger 44 mag or their really cool 458 socom they impressed all the other deer hunters with when they pulled it out of the truck that morning.
Who ever pulls the trigger, he is responsible for where each and ever single one of those bullets goes regardless of what hat any one else in the woods is wearing or what kind of noise they are making. Pull the trigger, no excuses.
Please re-read my post. I'm not in any way defending him. I'm just offering up an explaination of what I think might have happened.
What is Mongo?
He was not to be hunting on that property at all and the kids were well in there rights.