Man dies following hunting accident in Nova Scotia: RCMP

The media is reporting neither were wearing hunter orange. Very strange indeed. I remember a Mountie told me he once picked up a hunter and give him a lift home. The mountie asked him did you get a shot at one. The hunter said, I only had one sound shot." What the hell is that. The cop asked no more questions.
 
I can see how this can happen, I'm not required to wear orange and I don't. usually a camo coat, hat and gloves with just regular work pants.

But when you are out there hunting and you think you hear something you are jacked up. Heart is racing and you don't want to lose the opportunity. That's probably where it went sideways.

Self discipline, and education comes into play. You absolutely cannot fire at something you cannot see. Not only do you need to verify ###, points, etc. You have to place your shot, as any responsible hunter should. This man made a tragic mistake and will have to be held accountable.
 
hoytcanon said:
Many years ago, an Ontario hunt camp returned at lunch to find that one of their members had shot himself in the camp, they later discovered another member dead on the trail to camp... he had been shot through the heart by the fella that committed suicide. He knew that his mistake was not something he could live with... tragic.

In another local incident the father and uncle of a 17 year old boy shot at what they thought was a deer coming out of the bush, only to discover that they had killed the boy... only one bullet through the heart... it was never determined which bullet had killed him... but again, many shattered lives.

Be careful out there... be SURE of your target and background.
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That is just bloody awful what a tragedy
 
Some days I wonder if wearing hunter orange doesn't cause more problems than not... Maybe these yahoos wouldn't be shooting at movement if they didn't have the fall back of "its not orange shoot it!"...

Nah. Ya can't fix stupid...

I usually wear an orange bc lions cap or an orange toque. I need to wear a hat anyways most days, so might as well even if it's not the law...
 
45ACPKING said:
that's total BS
I hunt deer in the steep thick forests of the coastal bc mountains...... most kills are well under 50 feet from the rifle.
If glass is needed to confirm a game animal is a legitimate target..... it's binoculars or nothing...... this isn't warfare, it's hunting.

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as for the hunter orange stuff. I carry a hunter orange hat and vest for dragging out animals or packing antlers but there is no mandatory regulation here in BC.

I would be curious to see the stats in the provinces and territories for hunter inflicted gun shot wounds/deaths and compare that to the regulations for hunter orange. I also think that hunters in high hunter pressure areas should be allowed to wear body armor if they choose. I've almost been shot while moose hunting and the guy that pulled the trigger was given the boot from ever hunting with us again. I was calling with a shooter 25 yards out in front of me. A new member of our crew was to sneak in and meet us at a designated time. He decided to show up an hour and a half early and meanwhile me and my shooter had been working a bull and cow with the calls and had them incoming at 400 yards but no clear shot.

I watched the bull as he came up the side of the cut trying to wind us and then came a gun shot...... and a sizzling kinda whistling sound in the air. Then another shot and again the sizzling sound and a bullet strike a few yards away. Darn near crapped my pants let me tell ya. 1/2 hour later I make my way to the rendevous spot and standing there is the newcomer to our group, drinking a beer, and grinning ear to ear. So while the group was happy to have a bull down.... this moron ruined our hunt, shot the bull me and my shooter worked all morning for. He knew exactly where we would be but when that bull showed up, he didn't even think about the fact that it was smack in the middle between us and his bullets were travelling directly towards us. We were only 200 yards from where the bull was shot. I count myself lucky and I don't like hunting with new people anymore..... makes me nervous as hell LOL
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Man that sucks! As a new hunter this is disappointing to hear. After taking my Core and PAL, I was set on ethical safe hunting and assumed most hunters already were. So far that has not been the case, the more experienced hunters I know either don't know the regs well, some are a little trigger happy or excitable... I'm thinking I'm going to start solo hunting - I just don't want to be in a situation surrounded by people I don't trust who have firearms.

I sure wish there was a place where ethical hunter/shooters could meet up to get together for safe hunting.

My 2c
 
joshbazz said:
Man that sucks! As a new hunter this is disappointing to hear. After taking my Core and PAL, I was set on ethical safe hunting and assumed most hunters already were. So far that has not been the case, the more experienced hunters I know either don't know the regs well, some are a little trigger happy or excitable... I'm thinking I'm going to start solo hunting - I just don't want to be in a situation surrounded by people I don't trust who have firearms.

I sure wish there was a place where ethical hunter/shooters could meet up to get together for safe hunting.

My 2c
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There are many good, safe hunters, you just have to find them.

And like an group, there are also idiots
 
bearkilr said:
I've used my scopes as a spotter and binocular, but I don't put my finger near the trigger until I know that I actually want to kill whatever I'm looking at. That last step is a big one, or so it should be.
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So you believe it to be ok if another hunter uses his scope as a bino to see what’s coming even if that happens to be you walking in the bush???

Finger on the trigger or not....a gun should never be pointed at anything without proper identification first. I cant fathom why this is such a hard concept to understand. f:P:2:
 
1963beretta said:
So you believe it to be ok if another hunter uses his scope as a bino to see what’s coming even if that happens to be you walking in the bush???

Finger on the trigger or not....a gun should never be pointed at anything without proper identification first. I cant fathom why this is such a hard concept to understand. f:P:2:
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I don't use it to identify things. If I see a car driving down the road, I don't look at it through my scope to see who's driving. I also don't use it to see who's walking along a bush line. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I identify things with the naked eye and use the scope for closer examination.
 
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alberta tactical rifle said:
Interestingly Alberta used to have a rule where red/orange was mandatory. This was relaxed many years ago and the number of hunters being shot has actually decreased if you can believe what is claimed by the government.
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About 15 years ago I had a string of 5 shots taken at me while walking across our open quarter section. I was wearing a solid blaze orange jacket. Hit the dirt as the bullets buzzed over head. Had another hunt ruined because an anti was driving by and saw me sitting in orange (on our land) with a buck about 30 yards from me. Switched to full camo, never a problem since.
 
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