6 hunters mistakenly shot as deer hunting season begins, idiots among us

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6 hunters mistakenly shot as deer hunting season begins
CBC – 2 hours 49 minutes ago..

Ontario Provincial Police are reminding hunters about the importance of firearm safety after six accidental shootings involving hunters less than a week into deer hunting season.

Central Hastings OPP said the first incident happened around 8:40 a.m. Monday, when a 42-year-old man was accidentally shot in the arm while hunting with a group in Tudor and Cashel Township, near Bancroft.

They said he was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries.

The second happened on Maple Road in Odessa, where a 55-year-old man was accidentally shot, according to police.

The third happened on Weedmark Road in Montague, northeast of Smiths Falls, when police said they were called to a 59-year-old man's accidental shooting around 6:45 p.m.

In all of the cases, no charges are going to be laid.

There was another accidental shooting Tuesday near Peterborough. OPP said a 17-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the shoulder by someone else in their hunting party.

He was taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. Again, no charges will be laid.

Then, on Thursday, OPP sent out releases about two accidental shootings involving hunters that day.

The first happened just before noon at a property on County Road 34 in North Glengarry Township.

A 75-year-old man from the township was hunting when his firearm accidentally discharged, injuring him.

He was taken to hospital in serious but non-life-threatening condition.

The second happened after 2:30 p.m. the same day at 1935 County Rd. 43 in North Grenville.

A 23-year-old man was found in the bush with a shoulder wound, and was airlifted to The Ottawa Hospital's Civic campus with a non-life-threatening injury.

In both cases, foul play isn't suspected and the investigations are ongoing.

OPP said to visit Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources or Hunter Education Program websites for more safety information.

These incidents come just over a year after an Ottawa hunter was accidentally shot and killed south of Ottawa.
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It's coming right for us!

I've gotta wonder what would happen if one of these guys shot back and killed the person who shot them.
 
ugh... i think thats gotta be my worst fear is getting shot, you never know what kind of person you have hunting around you with a gun... thats why i wear full orange jackets, and a hat, glad no one was killed!
 
tj black said:
In all of the cases, no charges are going to be laid.

Again, no charges will be laid.

In both cases... the investigations are ongoing.
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The next time an article or story gets posted about a negligent discharge by a police officer gets posted and people here complain about no charges being laid, and a 2 tier justice system, and the 'elites' vs the 'serfs', I'll probably link this thread.

6 people shot during hunting (don't know how much more negligent a shooting can be) and in 4 cases, no charges, no lifetime firearms ban, no houses kicked in and homes ransacked looking for guns, nothing. 2 investigations still ongoing and they'll probably be the same.
 
wicked_police said:
The next time an article or story gets posted about a negligent discharge by a police officer gets posted and people here complain about no charges being laid, and a 2 tier justice system, and the 'elites' vs the 'serfs', I'll probably link this thread.

6 people shot during hunting (don't know how much more negligent a shooting can be) and in 4 cases, no charges, no lifetime firearms ban, no houses kicked in and homes ransacked looking for guns, nothing. 2 investigations still ongoing and they'll probably be the same.
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Excellent point!
 
They are only reporting the incidents where someone was actually hit.
I wonder how many other shootings occur where the result is a miss . Years ago I had
a girlfriend whose father was shot & killed while deer hunting. Someone mistook him
for a blaze orange wearing deer.
 
Winchester30-30 said:
... thats why i wear full orange jackets, and a hat...
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Yup... I never understood why people have to have camo-pattern on everything they own. Yes, it is still the other person's responsibility to identify the target, but a blaze-orange hat is a tip-off even for the most trigger-happy hunter out there.
 
You would figure the dumies would identify what there shooting at before they fire . Maybe some glasses and better optics would help.
There should be vision test for hunting licence .
 
Sad state of affairs, when you get shot by yourself or a hunting party. In cases like these the people should lose their PAL and hunting license in my opinion. It is also interesting that Deer season in my WMU has been open for bow since October 1st and it's only now that people are getting shot - interesting.
 
mcgivor2 said:
You would figure the dumies would identify what there shooting at before they fire . Maybe some glasses and better optics would help.
There should be vision test for hunting licence .
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Yeah, right. Make the majority of the hunters pay for what the few a-holes do. Instead of making people take responsibility for their actions!
 
I'd love to know how many of these were self-inflicted. Not unloading before crossing fences or slipping off the rope while being hoisted into the stand etc. Firearms safety is important, because the you don't get a do-over from a .30-06 round to the chest. Glad there were no fatalities. Just spit-balling here, but might the fact that firearms ownership has become so socially unacceptable that you have to clean your rifle in the basement led to folks not talking about firearms and firearms safety in public anymore, resulting in a somewhat less educated hunter in the woods?
 
maple leaf said:
Sad state of affairs ... In cases like these the people should lose their PAL and hunting license in my opinion.
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As an absolute minimum!
It's hard to defend casual gun ownership with crap like this happening. I'm even nervous at our local gun range despite the fact there are always at least two RO's on duty! Things happen so quickly.
 
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