After getting peppered with a turkey load on a wma 2 years ago...I am paranoid
And this is why I would be afraid of having still hunters on a dog hunt. If someone can't discern his buddy from a hog, what are they gonna do when a black or red dog hauls ass across the trail in front of them?
I don't know all the facts yet. the shooter may have been shooting at another hog and simply not seen the other hunter,after all kneeling down in brush while in camo he would not have been easy to see, plus the eyes have a way of telling the brain what it wants to see (mistaken human for hog) all I know for sure is that as tragic as it is, it is a little insensitive to be second guessing and laying blame so soon. we all know how easily it could have been prevented. as long as people hunt without orange this is gonna keep happening.if you use the blaze pattern camo ( orange with a black breaking up the solid color) no animal will be alerted by it and it will be easily seen by other hunters and save lives. I think hunter safety classes need to go further and even require a shoot/don't shoot test and actualy have to pass a shooting skills test as well, like in europe. end of story
another reason not to hunt public land, was he wearing orange? I heard they were best buddies. Always tragic when stuff like this happens, too bad.
And thus the reason I spend the money to hunt on private lease
