"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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HAYWARD, Wis. (AP) - A dispute among hunters over a tree stand in
northwestern Wisconsin erupted into a shooting that left five people
dead and three injured Sunday, a television station reported.
The alleged gunman, a man from the Twin Cities area, was arrested Sunday
afternoon, Sawyer County Chief Deputy Tim Zeigle told KSTP-TV of St.
Paul, Minn.

The shootings happened near Birchwood about noon. The station quoted
authorities as saying the shooting began after a hunting party saw a
hunter they didn't know occupying their tree stand.

That led to a confrontation. One victim used a walkie-talkie to call for
help, but when other hunting partners came to the scene they also were
shot, the station reported.

A similar thing happened on Florida's East coast when a guy in a 36'
sportfish started fishing the same weedline as 3 guys in a 23' center
console. Both sides exchanged words, and the guy in the 36' boat opened
fire, fortunately not seriously injuring anyone. He was of course arrested
upn his return to the dock.

It comes down to common courtesy. As big as the Gulf is, I have to wonder
why someone has to fish in *my* chum slick 15' behind my boat. I was
sitting on a nearshore wreck 2 miles off Gordon Pass fishing for bait, when
a 40' charter pull up not 10' off my port side. I guess I was sitting on
*his* bait spot. I yelled out that we were casting 4 oz. jigs in that
direction and if he'd like to avoid one going through the windows in his
salon, it'd be a good idea to move back a little ways. I also reminded him
that he was responsible for the safety of the people on his charter, and
that he was placing them in a potentially unsafe situation where there could
be 4 oz jigs and 8/0 hooks flying by their heads.