Ryan P. wrote:
On 5/23/2016 6:33 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 23 May 2016 13:44:49 -0500, "Ryan P."
wrote:

There is an average of less than one hundred cases per year across the
entire nation of hunting-related shootings of people. That's
intentional AND accidental incidents.

===

That's a much smaller number than I would have guessed. An old high
school classmate of mine was killed in a hunting crossfire incident
back in the '60s or '70s.

Actually, I was a little surprised at the number myself when I heard
it during a Wisconsin DNR presentation on changes in some of the rules.
(It used to be that just leaning a loaded rifle against your truck
while you eat a sandwich on your tailgate could get you a citation for
transporting a loaded weapon...)

I know there are exceptions to the rule, but every hunter I've gone
out with has always been hyper-sensitive to where everyone else is. I
don't have a specific number to quote, but I would imagine that a lot of
the accidental shootings are caused by people not realizing how far a
shotgun slug or a rifle bullet can actually go.


I think most shotgun hunting accidents are more a hunter not paying
attention to the line of hunters on a drive. Years ago, a hunter in our
group nearly got shot on a pheasant drive. He dropped 10 yards back of the
line.