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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
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'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
A member of our well regulated militia shoots at a grouse - but wounds his 12 year old son, who’s standing in the woods 25 feet behind the bird. https://wgme.com/news/local/report-maine-boy-shot-by-father-in-hunting-accident
Members of our well regulated militia shoot at a running deer; one of them shoots an 8 year old boy who’s playing in a nearby yard. https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/article246230930.html
A member of our well regulated militia thinks he’s spotted a deer and opens fire, but it’s his brother and his wife on an ATV. He shoots his brother in the head, killing him. https://www.wnky.com/conservation-officers-investigating-after-hopkinsville-man-dies-in-hunting-incident/
A member of our well regulated militia arms his 9 year old son and takes him pheasant hunting. The boy shoots himself while reloading a shotgun. He doesn’t survive. https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/9-year-old-seward-boy-dies-in-hunting-accident-lancaster-county-sheriffs-office-says/article_badbcd82-c714-5fa6-b378-cd4e1bfbd3b4.html
A member of our well regulated militia shoots an 18 year old in the neck as he and his girlfriend watch the sunset at a state park. His girlfriend spots someone in a orange hunting vest a few hundred yards away. The victim dies two days later. https://www.inquirer.com/news/jacob-kutt-nockamixon-state-park-shooting-death-hunter-bucks-county-20201026.html
Roughly 100 members of our well regulated militia surround a herd of elk and open fire, killing 50 elk. Six of them receive citations for the shooting described by a FWP spokesman as “truly not ethical.” https://www.krtv.com/news/montana-and-regional-news/hunters-react-to-elk-herd-shooting-near-white-sulphur-springs
A member of our well regulated militia goes hunting on a family’s property and shoots and kills their dog, Karo, because he thought the dog was a coyote. After hearing a gunshot, Karo’s family searched their woods for two days before finding his body. https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/woman-calls-for-justice-after-hunter-shoots-dog-on-her-property-mistakes-dog-for-coyote/520-ef2293ea-0388-495a-9eea-0f4d6f9e35fb
A member of our well regulated militia allows his 6 year old son access to a gun. The boy brings the gun with him to elementary school, in what @MichStatePolice say is a “misunderstanding,” because the boy was going to go hunting with his dad after school. https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2020/11/04/no-charges-sought-after-six-year-old-brings-gun-landmark-academy/6158627002/?itm_source=AMP&itm_medium=UpNext
A member of our well regulated militia shoots himself while hunting in the woods. He doesn’t survive. https://www.witn.com/2020/11/07/fatal-hunting-accident-under-investigation-in-duplin-county/
A member of our well regulated shoots and kills another member of our well regulated militia while hunting elk together in the same hunting party. The victim had traveled from West Virginia to Colorado for the hunt. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/11/11/tragic-situation-simon-howell-reportedly-shot-fellow-hunter/
Father-son members of our well regulated militia go deer hunting together. They both fire at a deer who runs between them and the son shoots his dad in the leg/hip area. https://www.wect.com/2020/11/14/man-hospitalized-after-son-shoots-him-leg-hunting-accident/
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
A member of our well regulated militia shoots himself while getting out of a ground blind. He dies at the scene. https://www.nbc26.com/news/local-news/hunter-dies-in-accidental-shooting-on-washington-island-police-say
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
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/
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/
A member of our well regulated militia shoots himself in the arm while hunting. He’s the mayor-elect of Dunbar, WV. https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/mayor-elect-injured-in-wv-hunting-accident/
A member of our well regulated militia sees something moving at 7:15 PM and thinks it's a deer and opens fire. He's wrong - it'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/
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
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/
A member of our well regulated militia mistakes a woman for a deer and shoots her in the leg. https://www.wsaw.com/2020/11/30/woman-26-shot-by-hunter-in-waushara-county/
A member of our well regulated militia shoots his hunting partner (a police officer he’s related to) as they track a deer’s blood trail. The officer doesn’t survive. https://nj1015.com/nj-cop-is-accidentally-shot-and-killed-while-bear-hunting/
Father-son members of our well regulated militia go hunting with a group of friends. The father mistakes his son for a deer and shoots and kills him. @DelCoSheriff will file no charges against the gunman. https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2020/12/09/man-shoots-kills-son-while-hunting-deer-delaware-county-ohio/3871877001/
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
Members of our well regulated militia hunt for deer together. One of them, illegally using buckshot, shoots the other in the back and buttocks. https://patch.com/rhode-island/narragansett/wakefield-man-28-injured-richmond-hunting-accident
A member of our well regulated militia fires his gun while walking with another member of our well regulated militia and shoots him. The two had been duck hunting together on Christmas Eve. http://www.wbtw.com/news/pee-dee/man-accidentally-shot-while-duck-hunting-near-hartsville/
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/
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
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/
A member of our well regulated militia shoots himself while hunting. A family member goes looking for him when he doesn't come home and finds him unresponsive. He dies by the time officers arrive. http://www.therepublic.com/2021/01/11/investigation-underway-after-apparent-hunting-accident-death/
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/
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
There are stories that I bookmark to follow up on, but more details are never added. This story from @IceBorg at @DakotaSportsNow reads like a feel-good story about a college athlete who 'got shot' while pheasant hunting with no mention of who shot him. https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2020/12/28/damon-wilkinson-de-smet-counting-blessings-after-recovering-from-hunting-accident/
This story from @tribtoday says that "charges will likely be filed" in a "hunting mishap" in which a man is shot in the foot, but again - no mention of who shot the man, no follow-up on the charges. http://www.vindy.com/news/local-news/2020/12/beaver-township-hunting-accident-under-investigation
TYRANNY ALERT: A sheriff's deputy trips while hunting, fires his gun, and shoots himself in the head. He survives, but the swelling in his brain has impacted his speech (though he is able to say "hello"). https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/condition-of-deputy-injured-in-hunting-accident-improves/article_fad45d45-df93-593f-b918-0547103a7bd3.html
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
A member of our well regulated militia dies of a single gunshot wound in a "tragic hunting accident," but no outlets are reporting if he shot himself or was shot by a different hunter. https://www.newsweek.com/arkansas-hunting-incident-jared-james-sykes-shooting-death-obituary-1562663
A member of our well regulated militia asks some other members of our well regulated militia if he can hunt ducks with them. They say yes, but then he uses his guns to murder two of them. Police find him dead in a lake, but aren't sure how he died. https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/david-vowell-double-murder-suspect-found-dead-in-tennessee-lake
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/
A member of our well regulated militia, participating in a turkey hunt, shoots a hiker in the chest on a popular hiking trail. https://www.ksdk.com/mobile/article/news/local/hunter-targeting-turkey-accidentally-shoots-hiker-at-august-a-busch-conservation-area-st-charles-county/63-fcccd94c-3266-4b25-a122-44069c37d42e
