"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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I've never seen stats on shooting accidents involving hunters, but, of
course, I've noticed the backpage headlines in the newspaper when it
happens. It does seem to occur with some frequency, and I'm guessing it
is the result of booze, stupidity or just outright carelessness.

According to my friend, "don't climb a tree with your gun loaded" is one of
the most often ignored rules. A lot of guns handed down from grandpa (and
probably some newer ones) won't pass the "drop test".


I just can't buy into the hunting scene. There was a bit on one of the
TV outdoor shows last night where a young kid was out with his dad,
grandad or uncle, not sure which, and they were ISO turkeys to shoot.
They enticed a huge tom into their sights about 25' away and after some
coaxing, the kid blasted the bird. I was thinking that if the kid had
been fishing, he could have had a few minutes of fun and then released
his catch.

A) They ate it.
B) It's better than anything you buy in the store.
C) The ones you buy in the store (believe it or not) were alive before they
were killed.

I'd like to mount a few trophy hunters on the wall, but people who hunt
responsibly and eat what they get? What's the problem with that?