V, can't blame all still hunters for this one, plenty of blame to go around for all. taking a running shot freehand at anything over 50 yd's is incredibly tough to make with a rifle, even if you have practiced doing it. (and that is exactly what/how the Europeans test your ability for, before issuing a hunting license) and even Superman would have a hard time picking out a totally camo'd hunter in brush in a split second. I've pretty much always been a brush hunter but I gotta say the brush down here is harder to see in, darker more filled in and a lot of green. I've been hunting with Kemster a few times and knew he was less than 20 yd's ahead of me and I flat out could not see him, and in the thickest stuff even orange may not have helped much. you simply can't safely make a snap shot at every animal that pops up. for safety's sake you gotta be willing to pass up on a shot now and then, it's simply not worth the potential danger. and don't feel overly safe and secure just because you may be on a lease or private land, the bullet doesn't know where it is. people get shot on private land also.
Yeah Just1more, it is seldom you hear of an accidental shooting on private land. Public land allows anyone with a license and no brain to hunt, there are many more undisciplined people walking into WMS's than private land, it is much more hazardous to your health. It is also important to screen your private lease and its members because there are idiots there too.
when me and scott hunt we will go around a thicket and if we hear something will not shoot until we can see each other. Usually when we hear something move, i move towards him ro vice a vera before we decide to take a shot.. and we lose sight all the time of each other cause we push about 20-40 yards from each other to flush the hogs out. But with the rifle i bet the guy had a scope.. and your gonna tell me he didnt see the guy there with camo on or not?
Yeah Just1more, it is seldom you hear of an accidental shooting on private land. Public land allows anyone with a license and no brain to hunt, there are many more undisciplined people walking into WMS's than private land, it is much more hazardous to your health. It is also important to screen your private lease and its members because there are idiots there too.
Exactly.. thats why I keep them to manageable size and number of members.. Communication & safety is #1 when it comes to hunting together as a club.. if you can"t get members to discuss where they will be for a hunt,, then we have problems... and will be delt with one way or another.
scope or no scope too early to tell. and even if he had one depending on the power setting and field of view the victim may have been out of the shooters field of view or the shooter was too focused on a hog to notice the other hunter. too many variables and possibilities to speculate at this point. hell I hate to even think it but it's possible the guy shot him intentionally.
