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Post by 10point on Nov 19, 2007 10:24:51 GMT -5
How Sad! Can you imagine living with this?
TOWN OF SAXEVILLE, Wis. — A grandfather fatally shot his 18-year-old grandson in northwestern Waushara County during the opening weekend of Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer-hunting season, a warden says.
David R. Ruck from the Saxeville area died at a Neenah hospital after he was shot Sunday morning, Sheriff David R. Peterson said.
"My heart goes out to the family and to the community," said Tim Lawhern, conservation warden and state director of the Hunter Education Administration.
Deputies responded to a report about 8:40 a.m. that a hunter had been shot on private property in the town of Saxeville.
Ruck had been shot in the upper leg and inner groin, Peterson said, adding that the shooter said he mistook Ruck for a deer.
The sheriff's department and state Department of Natural Resources were investigating.
The gun deer season opened Saturday, with an estimated 630,000 hunters participating.
No statewide deer kill figures were reported Sunday.
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Post by johnc911 on Nov 19, 2007 10:43:17 GMT -5
No accident at all how do you mistake a kid for a deer.
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Post by booner1331 on Nov 19, 2007 10:44:37 GMT -5
sad.... but identify your target!!!!
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Post by Sasquatch on Nov 19, 2007 11:04:56 GMT -5
No accident at all how do you mistake a kid for a deer. I agree. Only two legs, no fur, etc. If you can't see well enough to know it is a deer, how can you make a killing shot anyway? And this guy was old enough to be a Grandpa? I don't know how you would live with this either... sad.
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Post by ispfowler on Nov 19, 2007 11:35:56 GMT -5
No good excuse. My heart goes out to the family also.
Have you ever caught yourself starring at a tree branch and it turns into a set of moving antlers? Only to end after a long period of study back to a tree branch?
Again, no good excuse, but the mind can play funny games.
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Post by chicobrownbear on Nov 19, 2007 11:47:18 GMT -5
Not shooting is ALWAYS the correct answer. Be sure of your target and whats behind. This is a terrible situation.
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Post by dbd870 on Nov 19, 2007 12:32:56 GMT -5
Horrible.
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Post by raporter on Nov 19, 2007 16:09:35 GMT -5
I agree there is just no excuse for this to ever happen. Would sure hate to have to live with this.
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Post by hunter7x on Nov 19, 2007 16:27:21 GMT -5
"No statewide deer kill figures were reported Sunday."
Does anyone else think this is an odd way to end this article?
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Post by gillgrabber on Nov 19, 2007 18:17:24 GMT -5
Crap like this will give the anti-hunters more ammunition to use against us.
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Post by TagTeamHunter on Nov 19, 2007 18:24:04 GMT -5
WOW! How can you live with something like this? My prayers for the family.
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Post by jkd on Nov 19, 2007 18:48:05 GMT -5
Same thing happened last year... guys shooting at sound, or before legal light or not wearing orange... I agree, no excuse!
Got to take the time to ID the target and what's downrange before even bringing up the gun!
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Post by dbd870 on Nov 20, 2007 6:11:32 GMT -5
I had the same reaction hunter7x.
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Post by jajwrigh on Nov 20, 2007 7:46:19 GMT -5
The Grandpa will never recover from this...I agree what a wierd/ridiculous way to end the article!
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Post by chicobrownbear on Nov 20, 2007 8:37:49 GMT -5
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Post by dbd870 on Nov 20, 2007 8:42:05 GMT -5
Teenagers just don't think sometimes do they? tragic.
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