Hunter Shot in Norfolk

[benjhind]

https://www.norfolktoday.ca/rss/hunt...orfolk-county/

Very sad - hope he is okay.

[trimmer21]

Wasn't the idea of a controlled hunt to control hunter numbers,so,this shouldn't happen? I hope the hunter will be OK. We need to wait for the details.

[jaycee]

It happens every year without fail.
Myself , I think there are too many out there with that brown is down attitude, I could be wrong but , why shoot if you are not positively sure of your target and what,s behind or close to it.

[Sam Menard]

I hope for a quick recovery.

[Fox]

It happens every year without fail.
Myself , I think there are too many out there with that brown is down attitude, I could be wrong but , why shoot if you are not positively sure of your target and what,s behind or close to it.

Might be best to wait until the details come out, I know of a guy who was hit in the knee by a ricochet when I was a teen, no fault of the shooter.

[hockeymjt]

Might be best to wait until the details come out, I know of a guy who was hit in the knee by a ricochet when I was a teen, no fault of the shooter.

I disagree, I feel that when I squeeze the trigger I am responsible for the travel of my ammo, whether bullet or arrow.
I do not squeeze the trigger unless I know or comfortable know the distance that ammo can travel and what is between me and that path

Maybe that's why I never seem to connect on deer with the shotgun, I am too careful, but that I can deal with, what I cant deal with is accidently hitting someone and ruinning so many lives doing what I enjoy most, not worth it to me... My opinion

I agree before we lay blame need to know all the details,

[Fox]

I disagree, I feel that when I squeeze the trigger I am responsible for the travel of my ammo, whether bullet or arrow.
I do not squeeze the trigger unless I know or comfortable know the distance that ammo can travel and what is between me and that path

Maybe that's why I never seem to connect on deer with the shotgun, I am too careful, but that I can deal with, what I cant deal with is accidently hitting someone and ruinning so many lives doing what I enjoy most, not worth it to me... My opinion

I agree before we lay blame need to know all the details,

It was probably someone shooting at something they could not identify but we do not yet know the story here.

The guy who I know of what shooting at a deer, dropped the deer but a finishing shot was needed. They were a group and setup in a line with safe zones. On the first shot the guy beside went running out towards where the animal was shot, the shooter shot again to finish off the deer and part of the bullet deflected to an area that should have been safe but had the other hunter there.

In that situation how can you every pull the trigger?

Hold the blame until the facts of the case are known is all I ask.

[blasted_saber]

It happens every year without fail.
Myself , I think there are too many out there with that brown is down attitude, I could be wrong but , why shoot if you are not positively sure of your target and what,s behind or close to it.

What does "brown its down" have to do with it? The legality of what deer you can shoot has nothing whatsoever to do with hunting safely.

[justinj]

What does "brown its down" have to do with it? The legality of what deer you can shoot has nothing whatsoever to do with hunting safely.

I think what he means is "if it is dark coloured and moves in the woods, open fire."Obviously, that's not a good idea.Though we have no idea what happened. For example, in camp I was handed a loaded gun this year by someone who is typically obsessively safety conscious. Honest mental mistakes (or mechanical issues) are sometimes to blame for these things, not just ignorance.

[fieldtrip]

I don't know if they were driving deer but that's why I hate that type of hunting. Guys pushing deer to someone at the other end has to many possibilities for disaster.