Stan Jonathon Charged.

[FrucksOutdoor]

Either way whether it was gun season or bow season we have a man dead because someone shot from the roadside. Laws were not followed (by both sides ie no hunter orange, shooting from roadside, etc) and now there are legal consequences. I'm sure there are more facts that we haven't read yet but either way it's an incident that could have easily been avoided

[uglyfish]

The native rules differ from the hunting regs we all follow. I was told that the bowhunter was hunting a plot of land he had sole permission to hunt by thw landowner and that no one was given permission to hunt hia land with a gun. Also was told that the ahot was fired from a road.

Either way, it was careless and resulted in the death of a young man. I have no doubt that stan feels the pain of that day and will have that over his head the rest of his life. Ive met him and he is a stand up guy and does a lot for the community.

But he.deserved to be charged for his actions.

[KennyT]

Jaycee, I believe that is a very sanitized version of the story at best. It is certainly the first one where I have heard it suggested that the victim did anything wrong or illegal. Anyway, I had typed a much longer reply, but think it would be best if we all just let the facts come out at trial now that the charges are laid.

[Roper]

Funny how the story has multiple versions as a couple of years have passed.
This happened 5 -10 miles from my house. The bow hunter was hunting on reserve land during bow season and was not required to wear orange. Stan shot him at a distance of about 300 yrds with a .270 Weatherby magnum from the road thinking he was a deer. Stan being a native was shooting with a rifle legally and made a terrible mistake.
I think the "warning shot" theory is inaccurate. It just doesn't make sense. What was he warning him of? If he fired a warning shot and killed him then he should be locked away for a very long time. I think he just made a mistake that will haunt him for a very long time.
I also have met Stan Jonathan multiple times and he is not a crazed nut bar. As said earlier, he is a solid stand up good citizen that made a terrible mistake.

[jaycee]

Funny how the story has multiple versions as a couple of years have passed.
This happened 5 -10 miles from my house. The bow hunter was hunting on reserve land during bow season and was not required to wear orange. Stan shot him at a distance of about 300 yrds with a .270 Weatherby magnum from the road thinking he was a deer. Stan being a native was shooting with a rifle legally and made a terrible mistake.
I think the "warning shot" theory is inaccurate. It just doesn't make sense. What was he warning him of? If he fired a warning shot and killed him then he should be locked away for a very long time. I think he just made a mistake that will haunt him for a very long time.
I also have met Stan Jonathan multiple times and he is not a crazed nut bar. As said earlier, he is a solid stand up good citizen that made a terrible mistake.

Many sources have told me that at the time of the shooting, the controlled hunt was on the reserve lands, which during that time there is "no bow hunting"
It will all come out during the trial.

[ysyg]

is there really a controlled hunt on a reserve?

[Wahoo]

is there really a controlled hunt on a reserve?

That's what I was wondering.

2 fricken years to lay a charge? There has to be a lot more to this story than what some are speculating.

[skypilot]

I don't remember it that way, I thought he was charged and a 10k surety shortly after the deed.

[dutchhunter]

I have a lot of friends on the reserve and thy hunt deer all winter with any gun thy want ,the guys I know us dogs and shoot all bucks .thy us center fire rifles ,I never heard of a controlled hunt on the reserve Dutch

[pbonura]

is there really a controlled hunt on a reserve?

He was using a 270 weatherby . So doubt it.