Fatal shooting during deer hunt
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312151,00.html
Grandfather Fatally Shoots Grandson in Deer Hunting Accident
TOWN OF SAXEVILLE, Wis. - A grandfather fatally shot his 18-year-old grandson in northwestern Waushara County during the opening weekend of Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer-hunting season, a warden says.
David R. Ruck from the Saxeville area died at a Neenah hospital after he was shot Sunday morning, Sheriff David R. Peterson said.
"My heart goes out to the family and to the community," said Tim Lawhern, conservation warden and state director of the Hunter Education Administration.
Deputies responded to a report about 8:40 a.m. that a hunter had been shot on private property in the town of Saxeville.
Ruck had been shot in the upper leg and inner groin, Peterson said, adding that the shooter said he mistook Ruck for a deer.
The sheriff's department and state Department of Natural Resources were investigating.
The gun deer season opened Saturday, with an estimated 630,000 hunters participating.
No statewide deer kill figures were reported Sunday.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,312151,00.html
Grandfather Fatally Shoots Grandson in Deer Hunting Accident
TOWN OF SAXEVILLE, Wis. - A grandfather fatally shot his 18-year-old grandson in northwestern Waushara County during the opening weekend of Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer-hunting season, a warden says.
David R. Ruck from the Saxeville area died at a Neenah hospital after he was shot Sunday morning, Sheriff David R. Peterson said.
"My heart goes out to the family and to the community," said Tim Lawhern, conservation warden and state director of the Hunter Education Administration.
Deputies responded to a report about 8:40 a.m. that a hunter had been shot on private property in the town of Saxeville.
Ruck had been shot in the upper leg and inner groin, Peterson said, adding that the shooter said he mistook Ruck for a deer.
The sheriff's department and state Department of Natural Resources were investigating.
The gun deer season opened Saturday, with an estimated 630,000 hunters participating.
No statewide deer kill figures were reported Sunday.
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Years ago while woodchuck hunting with my trusty .243 I was hunting from a high vantage point. I was glassing the fields for chucks and I kept seeing a brown spot moveing up and down about 150 yds out, I kept watching through my scope on the rifle,at the last minute I decided not to shoot, fired a round into a nearby tree to see what the brown spot would do. Turns out the brown spot was one of two people making out in the deep grass, phew! that was as close as I ever came to having an accident while hunting.
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I agree with guntech59. The use of binoculars is a must a lot of times. Bring your firearm to bear on nothing you intend not to kill.
I hunt in a area close to guntech59, and have 1400 acres of private land that borders the 20,000 acre Jadwin Memorial state forrest. I had an idiot that was hunting with us(got invited by my cousin, looking at us thru the scope on his 270. When I saw that thru my binoc's, he was told immediately to pack up his belongings and leave the premises, and not to ever return.
As that poor grand father found out, once you pull the trigger you can not call it back. You must never let your complacency take over.
I hope this tragic mistake is something we can all learn from.
My thoughts and prayers are with that family.0
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