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re: Hunter shot in Zachary
Posted on 12/25/24 at 3:08 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 12/25/24 at 3:08 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Don't test rifles in buckets of sand inside of pawn shops
I wish entre was still around. He was entertaining
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Posted on 12/25/24 at 5:04 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Don't like pistols without safeties
Agree with all of the above except this one. I understand your premise, but handguns with safeties are an impediment in self-defense situations where milliseconds count and unless you train alot with taking a safety off prior to shooting quickly.
Posted on 12/25/24 at 6:05 pm to LeeeroyJenkins
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safeties are an impediment in self-defense
They are also impediment to negligent discharge, which I would argue is a far more imminent danger than the gun being dysfunctional in defense of your life.
Posted on 12/25/24 at 6:38 pm to Ol boy
quote:damn near dark
It happened around 5 p.m.
Posted on 12/25/24 at 7:21 pm to Ron Cheramie
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Seeing a picture of a dead deer with a rifle laid across it pointing at the hunter makes me irrationally angry
I always look at two things in those pics- shot placement and if the have the bolt open in the pic (which you rarely see).
Posted on 12/25/24 at 7:29 pm to Ol boy
I’ll never understand shooting at something I couldn’t identify.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 12:04 am to Tear It Up
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It amazes me the amount of guys that don’t wear orange when on their private property
It amazes me that some people don’t wear it on public land during gun season. It’s not required for duck hunters, but I’d wear at least an orange hat for the walk out if there was an open gun season. Some of the best deer hunting is real close to some of the best duck hunting.
I saw a guy a couple years back on a piece of public, walking in for the evening hunt without his orange vest on, and his hat was orange in the back, but brown or tan in the front where the logo was. When I first saw him, I didn’t see orange at all. Picked up my binos and saw it was a person at about the same time he saw me. He hurried and put on a vest. If I stop to take off or add layers, I hang my vest high on a branch. There’s no way in hell I’m walking around without one on. I’ve met a lot of people that hunt public land, to say the least
Posted on 12/26/24 at 12:35 am to dstone12
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My uncle was shot in the leg, dove hinting in Lumberton NC.
If you dove hunting with others, you are at risk of getting peppered. If you don’t want to take the risk, don’t go dove hunting. That’s got to be the most dangerous type of hunting.
Deer hunting in the other hand… there should be no possible way of getting shot and the expectation should be to never get shot.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 2:19 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I say this every shotgun, rifle, and pistol in my house is loaded and got one in the chamber. Everyone also has the safety on.
I was taught at an early age whether it is or isn’t you treat every gun you handle as if it was loaded, safety off, and ready to fire. Never point a gun at anything until you’ve identified that object, you plan to kill that object, and only then do you point and shot.
Never have around in the chamber when climbing into or out of a tree stand
Never shot at movement or noise. Make sure what you see moving or making noise is what you’re hunting.
I was taught at an early age whether it is or isn’t you treat every gun you handle as if it was loaded, safety off, and ready to fire. Never point a gun at anything until you’ve identified that object, you plan to kill that object, and only then do you point and shot.
Never have around in the chamber when climbing into or out of a tree stand
Never shot at movement or noise. Make sure what you see moving or making noise is what you’re hunting.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 7:15 am to bulldog95
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say this every shotgun, rifle, and pistol in my house is loaded and got one in the chamber. Everyone also has the safety on. I was taught at an early age whether it is or isn’t you treat every gun you handle as if it was loaded, safety off, and ready to fire. Never point a gun at anything until you’ve identified that object, you plan to kill that object, and only then do you point and shot. Never have around in the chamber when climbing into or out of a tree stand Never shot at movement or noise. Make sure what you see moving or making noise is what you’re hunting.
These are all great rules except you shouldn’t have a loaded weapon in your house. Our camp rule is you can’t have a loaded weapon in the camp yard vicinity.
Accidents happen in the trucks outside etc. we want hunters getting used to unloaded when they get back to the truck from the stand.
Why do you need loaded guns in the house?
Everything else looks great though.
This post was edited on 12/26/24 at 7:16 am
Posted on 12/26/24 at 7:49 am to indytiger
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I’ll never understand shooting at something I couldn’t identify.
This. I just don’t get it.
I mostly bow hunt so it’s a little different I guess. But I don’t get how you can shoot a rifle at “movement”. Shot placement still matters and I just don’t get how you can look through a pair of binoculars or a scope and not identify what you’re shooting at.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 7:52 am to The Levee
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Why do you need loaded guns in the house?
I keep my carry pistols loaded in their holsters in my house. I usually have at least 2 plus my bedside gun. I have raised 4 kids. They have been around guns all their lives. They know not to mess with my guns in the holsters.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:18 am to lsufan1971
I keep a few loaded as well.
My kids know that if the see a gun and pick it up, the very 1st thing you do is clear it. Always.
My kids know that if the see a gun and pick it up, the very 1st thing you do is clear it. Always.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:26 am to elprez00
Elprez, many hunters use a rifle scope as a pair of binoculars.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:40 am to The Levee
quote:Intruder comes in or attempts to come in at OH Dark Thirty and you stumble out of deep rem sleep and try to quietly and correctly open a safe, remove a lock or chamber a round GOOD LUCK with that.
Why do you need loaded guns in the house?
If you think BUCK fever is bad wait till you have OF shite MY FAMILY COULD DIE fever.
Like the idiots that say "chamber around with your pump shotgun that will scare them off" NO that lets them know right where to shoot.
This post was edited on 12/26/24 at 10:27 am
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:43 am to lsupride87
quote:This... there are lot of people I am good friends with that I simply don't hunt with for this reason.
Half of this board makes fun of guys who think it’s stupid to get drunk while dove hunting
I’m definitely not surprised people get shot
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:44 am to Squirrelmeister
quote:If someone is not aware of someone beyond the visual area of what they are shooting at - this happens but it is rare.
Deer hunting in the other hand… there should be no possible way of getting shot and the expectation should be to never get shot.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 8:46 am to A_bear
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It amazes me the amount of guys that don’t wear orange when on their private property
It amazes me that some people don’t wear it on public land during gun season. It’s not required for duck hunters, but I’d wear at least an orange hat for the walk out if there was an open gun season.
Most hunting accidents happen on private land. More likely to encounter a drunk or stoned hunter on private land than public.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 9:37 am to lsufan1971
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raised 4 kids. They have been around guns all their lives. They know not to mess with my guns in the holsters.
Do their friends know that? Are your kids immune to peer pressure? Are they psychological anomalies among children of the world? Its more likely that you will need them to defend your life than it is for a kid to make a bad decision?
This isn't directed at you in particular, but the point is nearly everyone will do mental gymnastics to convince themselves that their brand of gun safety is the correct one and its very easy to poke holes in all of them. The finger is my safety, the kids know better, it can't go off if nobody pulls the trigger, the safety will get me killed, etc are all fallacies and fantasies. A kid killed himself a few weeks ago with his father's handgun while his father was out of the truck a few seconds. The only truely safe gun is an empty one, and nobody was ever accidentally shot by an empty gun.
A good safety tip for those of you who enjoy walking around in the dark without a light - use a dim red headlamp. Doesn't affect your night vision at all, doesn't spook animals, but is very visible to people.
Posted on 12/26/24 at 9:50 am to 257WBY
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many hunters use a rifle scope as a pair of binoculars.
When you can buy a cheap and effective pair of binos for $20 on amazon, I'll never understand this
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