Seems like this happens every year. I believe there were 7 incidents in Nov. last year, but can't find the link.
2013 - "6 hunters mistakenly shot as deer hunting season begins"
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...gins-1.2417094
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Seems like this happens every year. I believe there were 7 incidents in Nov. last year, but can't find the link.
2013 - "6 hunters mistakenly shot as deer hunting season begins"
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa...gins-1.2417094
That's is the definition of poor firearm handling...shooting before your sure of your target...especially when the guy you 'swing' on is wearing Blaze Orange.Quote:
Originally Posted by welsh
I mean not the kind of carelessness you blamed in your earlier post.
Unfortunately I have done the same, I prefer bow hunting anyhow but there has been a couple of Oh sh@# moments that could have had very bad outcomes and it's just not worth the risk. I don't have anything against the guys that do drive deer but regardless of how careful you are the risk factor is greater.
I only bowhunt now to stay clear of the pumpkin parade. Seen too much craziness during gun season and refuse to be a statistic.[/QUOTE]
A little update info:
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A 64-year-old Timmins man was airlifted to a local hospital after he was accidentally shot in the upper chest by another hunter Tuesday morning. Brant County OPP said the man was deer hunting with a group of hunters and friends off East River Road in Brant County.
He was in serious condition. Shortly after 8 a.m., the group of six hunters was in a thick wooded area when one of the hunters saw a deer and shot at it. He didn't know the 65-year-old man was nearby, said Const. Ken Johnston of Brant County OPP.
A 69-year-old Brant County man was charged with careless use of a firearm.
Johnston said all the hunters wore proper safety vests and hats and had all the necessary paperwork for a weeklong shotgun season, which started Monday. It took emergency personnel more than 20 minutes to reach the injured man, who was some distance from the nearest road.
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/...ear-cambridge/
I moved from zone 80 which is a controlled hunt to 82A which is wide open. I can't believe the difference in the number of hunters and the intensity of the hunt. In 80 guys seem to keep a lower profile and go about the business of hunting while in 82A it's the wild west! Now I am hunting crown land so it's not the way it would be on private posted land I realize.Quote:
Originally Posted by GreyTech
I'm pretty close to your stance GreyTech!
I've never heard so many shots 15 minutes after dark! Does 30 minutes after sunset not apply in some WMU? (sarcasm)
I agree with the season long gun season, lots of guys are up hunting and itiching to Choot somthin'! For a lot of guys, the 2 weeks of the year IS the deer season, so what you have is a lot of guys with not a ton of yearly experience in firearms handling in a very compressed time frame handling high powered rifles.... Space it out and they'll be less people in the woods at the same time, and I'd even consider making it open to shotgun only for the entire season , and perhaps a 2 week interval where you can use a rifle. Too many people getting shot that are supposedly trained in firearm safety.
As reported in todays paper, The Waterloo Region Record , The 65 year old Timmins man remains in hospital in serious condition. He was shot with a slug that went through his chest.
A 69 year old Brant County man faces a charge of careless use of a firearm.
Lets all hope that the man survives the shooting .
Yes let's hope he recovers. Imagine how the shooter feels. I can't!
I noticed in some jurisditions eg. Maine driving deer is illegal. Does every province allow deer drives?