From what I was told Timmins doesn't have an abundance of deer. Moose yes but not deer.Quote:
Originally Posted by bowj
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From what I was told Timmins doesn't have an abundance of deer. Moose yes but not deer.Quote:
Originally Posted by bowj
Just search it on the internet machine! I don't know how to copy links on my phone. Sorry
Hope he gets well soon. I like to be in a tree during the hunt.
As a hunting community we really don't need things like this to make the news. I understand the excitement of the hunt and all but there are way too many hunters that are too quick pulling the trigger without being aware of the surroundings/backstop.
Be safe everyone.
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I wonder if this happened during a deer drive?
I refuse to participate in a deer drive for safety reasons.
If others want to do deer drives all the power to you. I will stay in a tree and wait thanks anyway.......
X2...except for the in-the-tree part (I prefer "under" the tree.) Be that as it may,most of the Deer I've taken were by quietly finding my watch and letting the "doggers" (youguns LOL) stir the bush.Quote:
Originally Posted by bellerivercrossbowhunter
Pushing deer is a safe as any other kind of hunting. It is people that make the unsafe decisions.no matter what kind of hunting thy are doing. We have used drives to hunt deer ever since thy started the controlled hunt in the south and we never had any problems. The guy that was shot was on a watch a long way from the shooter out of sight from the guy shooting. That could happen to anyone of us well in the bush.you just never know who is across the feild or the other side of the bush.. Be safe .Dutch
Perhaps he had moved from where he was supposed to be ? who knows, it may all come out after the police have done their investigation.Quote:
Originally Posted by dutchhunter
you forget that other people can get in between without making their presence known and they may not wear blaze orange!Quote:
Originally Posted by jaycee
accidents have happen and always will, but look at the odds (typical Ontario controlled hunts): pushing deer with shooters on the ground, very limited visibility due to brush, no knowledge who else is around (e.g. neighbor's lot, etc.) and terrain that often doesn't provide a natural back stop.
so, I'd say there's quite an onus on the shooter to pass a shot or two if it's not perfectly safe. certainly not the average mentality during the controlled hunt...
I really don't know why we squeeze the hunt into a few days. I'd rather see a long rifle season in populated areas in conjunction with other conditions (e.g. tree stands, written land owner consent etc.).
This man was hunting with a local group. he was the only person not from the area, and according to all reports they were all properly dressed in hunter orange .
How this happened ! only time will tell.