Well, here we go. I’m starting a thread for #HuntingSeason 2020–21. Hoping it will be a short thread, but also knowing it won’t be.
A member of our well regulated militia tries to shoot a deer, but shoots another member of our well regulated militia in the chest. He doesn’t survive. The two were members of the same hunting group. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/crime/article245387295.html">https://www.islandpacket.com/news/loca...
A member of our well regulated militia shoots and kills his 11 year old stepson while looking for a deer they shot earlier during a youth hunting event. While first responders are on the scene, the boy& #39;s mom shoots herself while trying to unload the gun. https://www.wxyz.com/news/stepfather-arrested-after-11-year-old-fatally-shot-in-clay-township-hunting-accident">https://www.wxyz.com/news/step...
A member of our well regulated militia arms a 17 year old boy for a hunting trip. The teen falls 10 from a stand and impales himself through the chest with the barrel of his rifle. He calls for help, but dies soon thereafter. https://www.wtva.com/content/news/Teen-died-in-Tishomingo-County-hunting-accident-573160691.html">https://www.wtva.com/content/n...
A member of our well regulated militia and his 14 year old brother prop a loaded gun against a truck while they load a deer carcass. They knock the gun over, firing it, and are both shot with the same bullet. The older brother lives but the boy dies. https://www.4029tv.com/article/14-year-old-killed-in-sebastian-co-hunting-accident/34772750">https://www.4029tv.com/article/1...
A member of our well regulated militia shoots at a running deer during a deer drive. He misses the deer, but shoots another member of our well regulated militia in the face. They were both members of the same drive. https://www.wsaw.com/2020/11/27/man-shot-in-hunting-accident/">https://www.wsaw.com/2020/11/2...
A member of our well regulated militia fires his hunting rifle while unloading it in a truck. He fires through the truck door and shoots his son-in-law (also a member of our well regulated militia) in the hip. @wvdnr files no charges against the shooter. https://www.wsaz.com/2020/11/24/hunter-injured-after-shooting-incident-in-kanawha-county/">https://www.wsaz.com/2020/11/2...
A member of our well regulated militia sees something moving at 7:15 PM and thinks it& #39;s a deer and opens fire. He& #39;s wrong - it& #39;s another member of our well regulated militia, also hunting for deer, that he shoots and kills. https://www.wdio.com/news/bemidji-man-killed-hunting-accident-lukas-dudley/5938310/">https://www.wdio.com/news/bemi...
Members of our well regulated militia travel in a vehicle with a loaded rifle during a hunting trip. They fire the rifle, shooting and killing one of the hunters. Investigators say it is "not clear how the weapon was discharged." https://ravallirepublic.com/news/local/article_42ec870c-3cf0-5478-9fc7-7076fde06143.html">https://ravallirepublic.com/news/loca...
Members of our well regulated militia try to push a deer out of the woods into a more open area to kill it. One of them opens fire on the deer when it changes direction to go back into the woods but shoots a 16 year old boy in the abdomen and wrist. https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/troopers-respond-to-hunting-accident-in-centre-county/">https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/troo...
A member of our well regulated militia pulls up to a field (posted land where hunting is prohibited) behind a family’s home and shoots and kills their dog, Cassidy. They believe the hunter mistook her for a coyote. VT law prohibits hunting from vehicles. https://www.mynbc5.com/article/local-dog-mistaken-for-coyote-shot-and-killed/34955345">https://www.mynbc5.com/article/l...
A member of our well regulated militia shoots and kills a woman in an "apparent hunting accident." ( @wdam is the only outlet reporting this shooting and has not updated the story with any updates on the shooter, pending charges, etc.) http://www.wdam.com/2020/12/09/hunting-accident-claims-womans-life-wayne-county/">https://www.wdam.com/2020/12/0...
A member of our well regulated militia shoots another member of our well regulated militia in the hand while hunting for deer together. @NantucketPolice have filed no charges. https://www.ack.net/news/20201231/mashpee-man-injured-in-nantucket-hunting-accident">https://www.ack.net/news/2020...
A member of our well regulated militia, duck hunting with friends, reaches for a shotgun while riding an ATV. He shoots himself in the shoulder because the trigger was “snagged on something.” His mom says he “blew out a three-inch piece of his shoulder.” https://bluebonnetnews.com/2021/01/11/hardin-senior-hospitalized-after-accidental-shooting/">https://bluebonnetnews.com/2021/01/1...
Two members of our well regulated militia go hunting together. One of them fires a hunting rifle while putting it in the backseat of their car and shoots his hunting partner in the leg. The victim may lose a portion of his leg. https://www.klkntv.com/lso-hunting-accident-leaves-teen-hospitalized/">https://www.klkntv.com/lso-hunti...
A member of our well regulated militia shoots a @ohiodnr officer while trying to shoot a buck on private land without permission. The officer, who has had seven surgeries in the past four weeks, was conducting a deer poaching investigation. http://www.limaohio.com/news/443060/support-overwhelming-for-shot-wildlife-officer">https://www.limaohio.com/news/4430...
A member of our well regulated militia goes duck hunting with his son and brother and is shot in the leg and killed. @NCWildlife implies, but doesn’t officially say, that his son (presumably a child, based on accompanying photo) is the one who shot him. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article248766650.html">https://www.newsobserver.com/news/stat...
A member of our well regulated militia hunts for deer without a license or permission from the landowner. He fires across the street and into a home, shooting a man in the foot sitting on a couch. A baby was nearby. The shooter “thought he was being safe.” http://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/sebring-man-facing-charges-after-hunting-related-accident/">https://www.wkbn.com/news/loca...
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