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Post by hoosierwilk on Apr 21, 2008 10:59:54 GMT -5
Ridiculous is right! I think the father should loose his hunting privileges forever.
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Post by 10point on Apr 21, 2008 12:25:20 GMT -5
BELLE PLAINE, Minn. — The Sibley County Sheriff says that a man who accidentally shot and killed his 9-year-old son while they were hunting apparently mistook the boy for a turkey.
Sheriff Bruce Ponath says that Anthony Klaseus of Belle Plaine and his son Hunter were hunting turkey about three miles west of Belle Plaine around 6:30 p.m. Saturday when Klaseus shot his son in the chest with a 12 gauge shotgun.
Klaseus dialed 911 on his cell phone. Emergency responders pronounced the boy dead at the scene.
"He was absolutely panicked. That would be an understatement," Ponath said. "Very distraught."
Ponath said the shooting was an accident but that his department is continuing to investigate the circumstances.
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Post by 76chevy on Apr 21, 2008 12:47:42 GMT -5
Some guys passing by in their truck laughed at me last year for wearing a blaze orange hat out to my setup and while moving around during the daylight.
I told them:
"I would rather not get shot and possibly scare a turkey or two than get shot!"
I will be wearing the orange again this year, on me in and out of the woods and behind my setup.
Hunt safe guys!
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Post by parrothead on Apr 21, 2008 13:21:29 GMT -5
I dont blame you 76chevey. I was sitting up my blinds Sat morning I was walking through the woods to put up my second blind and I heard yelping. It sounded so bad I was for sure it was a hunter who was in there. No one else but me is allowed to hunt. So I started coughing and whistling so I didnt get shot. I get up on top of the hill and two hens take off. She must of had a sore throat becuase she sounded bad.
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Post by jkd on Apr 21, 2008 14:26:23 GMT -5
Below is an article about the 11 y.o. incident... Although I agree the adult is the supervisor, I believe the kid bears responsibility to some degree to... he had to have passed an H.E. course to get his license, and the rule of proper game identification before shooting should have been drummed into any kid taking the course... "once you pull the trigger, you can't get the shot back..." is what our kids in the Hamilton county classes are taught... at 11, he should be old enough to know better than to shoot at color or sound or motion when you can't see the target completely... North Vernon man shot in hunting accident April 20, 2008 - 5:29PM TRIBUNE REPORTS NORTH VERNON -- A Jennings County man was accidentally shot Sunday by an 11-year-old turkey hunter. Dustin Burkman, 28, North Vernon, received minor injuries after being shot by a turkey hunter on private property near Scipio, Indiana Conservation Officer Nathan Berry reported Sunday. Conservation Officer Stephen Reinholt is investigating the accident. Berry said Burkman was scouting private property Sunday morning near Scipio for the upcoming turkey season. An 11-year-old youth hunter and his father, both of Moreland, were participating in the youth hunting season on the same property. Around 6:40 a.m.,. both Burkman and the hunting pair were on the same roadbed about40 yards apart. The hunting pair stated they saw a red paint mark on a tree above where Burkman was sitting. The hunting party believed it was a turkey, Berry reported. At the command of his father, the youth fired a single shot from his 20-gauge shotgun. Five shotgun pellets penetrated Burkman's head and chest, Berry said. Burkman's father took Burkman to Columbus Regional Hospital, where he was treated and released. No emergency personnel were contacted at the time of the accident. "If you are hiking, mushroom hunting or just enjoying the outdoors, you should avoid wearing bright red and blue clothing," Berry said. "The turkey's head will often turn red and blue. Hunters should always identify their target and be 100 percent certain of not only their target but what is beyond it." www.tribtown.com/news/shot_7560___article.html/vernon_north.html
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Post by turk2di on Apr 21, 2008 16:16:55 GMT -5
The fault as everyone has said sits directly on the dad. 100% no doubt, but I have a suggestion for our fellow (Guy and Gal) hunters, the friend made 1 mistake and we should learn from it too he was in the turkey woods with brown and blue on. I have always been told never wear blue, red or white in the turkey woods. Would it have made the difference? I don't know, but if he was scouting maybe orange would have been a better choice??? I am not blaming the friend i am trying to learn/teach from him awful experience. My sentiments exaxctly!
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Post by snakeeye on Apr 21, 2008 17:38:08 GMT -5
1st, I'm glad the guy is gonna be ok.
2nd, hunting didn't need this; the antis are eating this up.
3rd, the kid and his dad are obviously to blame.
4th, look at this from all 3 sides, and learn from this.
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