Recent Hunting Accident

[armaborealis]

http://thetandd.com/news/hunter-acciden ... 963f4.html

Looks like someone tripped and discharged a shotgun into their chest. A terrible accident, obviously.
"Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target..."

I personally usually hunt in condition 3 with long guns. I'll chamber a round only in certain cases (sometimes in very stable stands, also when still hunting in dense terrain). May not be possible with certain types of shotguns though.

 

[bigfutz]

Terrible. Lessons learned:
1) With a break open shotgun, unloaded and action open. With a pump or auto, safety on.
2) Cell phones are distracting and thus dangerous when doing anything where risk is involved: driving, hunting, using power tools, working in an electrical panel, etc. Stop what you're doing before answering the phone. Even better turn the ringer/vibe off while doing certain things. An unexpected call can suprise you into an accident.

 

[Midnight Raver]

59 year old man doesn't have the common sense to shut the damn phone off while hunting???

"Hold on Bambi, I gotta take this call."

A senseless and avoidable tragedy, it just reinforces the need for firearms safety education.

 

[PCShogun]

Just shows what a moment of distraction can cost you. likely was pulling the weapon towards himself and the trigger snagged on something and discharged. That is complacency at its highest, pointing a weapon at yourself without checking if its unloaded first.

 

[Tigerstripe]

with just those facts i dont buy it. shotguns are long. when could the bbl be at his chest AND the trigger get pulled?

 

[Dave29461]

Like a gentleman in Hanahan pulling a shotgun across the front seat of his truck and discharging a full load into his chest a number of years ago.. . it only takes a moment of thoughtlessness to screw-up.

 

[Tigerstripe]

yeah, after thinking about it thats what i came up with, pulling it towards yourself, saftey off. i cringe though thinking about my muzzle being pointed at me. not the place to be.

lets all of us be really careful, ok?

 

[mcdaniel]

59 year old man doesn't have the common sense to shut the damn phone off while hunting???

"Hold on Bambi, I gotta take this call."

A senseless and avoidable tragedy, it just reinforces the need for firearms safety education.

They're are a lot of good reasons to keep your phone on while hunting.

A few,

We use them instead of radios for safety.
We communicate after we hear shots fired to check condition of animal/hunter.
I have a child- if wife really needs me, I come out of the woods.
Last but not least- we're coming down in 20 minutes, get breakfast ready.