Scared of bears? Coyotes? Any wildlife? Look at this list of JUST A FEW recent news stories and youll quickly realize YOU ARE at greater risk of being hurt or killed by a HUNTER (while hunting and even often not) than of even seeing a wild animal. We need hunting and killing of bears to keep us safe? Uh, maybe we need a new perspective: Student Shot in Apparent Hunting Accident 10/27/2014 12:12 PM SNYDER TOWNSHIP, BLAIR COUNTY - A 12 year old girl was shot around 7 oclock Monday morning in Snyder Township. State Police and the Pennsylvania Game Commission are investigating this shooting as a possible hunting accident. wearecentralpa/story/d/story/student-shot-in-apparent-hunting-accident/38794/p0Tnitt1906Rdhhdxu8dgw October 25, 2014 Ross A. Arens, 18, was airlifted to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City Saturday morning, after he was shot while pheasant hunting in Plymouth County. Arens was handing his shotgun to another person in his hunting party, when the gun discharged. Oct 26, 2014 A Bend man was accidentally shot in the back of the leg Sunday morning while duck hunting near Sunriver. Colton Nye, 21, was walking in front of Jesse Derrick, 22, also of Bend, when Derrick’s 12-gauge shotgun discharged a single round at close range, officials said in a news release. The two were duck hunting along an established trail parallel to the Deschutes River. Nye was in the lead as the two walked single file. He crossed over a downed tree and continued up the pathway, according to the Sheriff’s Office. When Derrick tried to cross the same tree, the shotgun went off striking Nye in the back of his left leg, according to the Sheriff’s Office. More stories below in comments
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 11:40:04 +0000