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Bow Hunting Accident - Rather Graphic Pictures

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Jude:
That guy was lucky it hit him in the thickest part of his skull,  If it had come through the temple, he would have been doing a Steve Martin imitation :o

Tsalagi:
We've had some very tragic hunting accidents here, all during elk season. Elk season is the most dangerous season to be out there because there's so much hype over "Gotta get that rack!!!" We don't have a blaze orange rule. So, I tend to think some guys see Mossy Elk instead of Mossy Oak. I've also heard of people firing at sound. Plus, we have people here who "glass" through their rifle scopes, with finger on the trigger. And people here carry shoulder-fired artillery for elk season, so the chances of surviving are slim to none. We're talking people who think a minimum caliber is .300WinMag. Which is ironic because the native elk here were wiped out mostly by .30-30s and .44-40s.

One accident was up near Tusayan (close to the Grand Canyon.) Guy accidently shot his cousin. I recall he died en route to the hospital. Another guy shot his buddy in the chest out towards Winona and that poor man lived for a couple months or so in ICU before he died. What a terrible way to go.

But now these pictures, you'd think bowhunters would do better than this.

hawkbow:
 That was not a hunting accident.. that was a case of stupid in the highest degree.. remember brothers there are always idiots like that out there.. be safe, be vigilant, and never poke your head up from behind your kevlar deer blind until you see antlers or long ears.. ..  :o

Kegan:
All these stories make it pretty clear why people have such poor opinions of hunters sometimes. It's nothing to be in the news for having a great afternoon in the woods with friends and family, but you can bet you'll hear about a guy blasting another hunter and swearing up and down it was a deer.

I'm starting to think we've been fighting natural selection WAY too hard over the years...

jthompson1995:
Hearing some of the comments here make me feel good about the hunter safety course I took.

They had a field walkthrough with shoot/don't shoot scenarios as part of the test, mock rifle carry with others and through/around obstacles as well as a live fire test. It didn't matter how well you shot, but if you handled the gun or mock rifle wrong, you didn't get a license. Had some kids going through the woods with the mock rifles, aiming at things and saying "Bang"; I don't think they got licenses.

Maryland also has a blaze orange rule for deer season for muzzleloader and firearms. No blaze required if during just bow season or during turkey season.

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