AdvantageTimberLou Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 That is truly sad to hear! Not only did someone get killed over this but for a father to shoot his own son has to weigh on him. Prayers going out to this family and to the dad. Sad accident and even sadder circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! how sad! When I always went hunting with my father he always made me stand behind him. I can remember walking miles quail hunting with my pops. Never once was I in front of him. What a tragedy and now that father has to live with that the rest of his life---what a burden to carry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! That is truly tragic and by no means am I making excuses for the accident but I have heard of cases where a gun has been dropped and the safety was on but when the gun hit the ground the safety there was enough force that the safety went off and the gun was fired. I have not personaly experienced that but I am wondering if this is what happened. I am sure that the father would do everything different if he could go back in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tyshe17 Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! my prayers are with the family. that is terrible! reguardless of how it happened, the father has to be pretty torn up. May God be with him and his family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! very sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfletch7441 Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! Absolutely terrible. I can't imagine the pain he must feel. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QDMAworks4me Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! [ QUOTE ] Any properly working firearm won't go off as you describe. In this case it was tree branches that caused the premature firing of the weapon. Must have caught on the trigger. My point in this post was to stress what can happen to any one of us if we aren't always alert and cautious. Hunting can be a strenuous activity and at times our attention may wander. I just want people to be careful so we have less and less of these terrible stories. [/ QUOTE ] I do agree, it is terrible and people do need to be more careful, and possibly if the firearm that I had read about should have been repaired or gotten rid of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller66 Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! that is terrible...i don't know what to say...i never leave my safety off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSGB Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! Safety on or off, the gun should have been pointed in a safe direction - away from others! Had he been carrying the gun facing behind him - away from his son - it would have never happened - branches, fall, safety, whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! There was a story like that were i live a while back.A father shot his son in the head while duck hunting.The father shot as the son was standind up.That is bad for eveyone in that position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2Hunt Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! I can't even imagen how this man feels. this is very sad,my prayers go out to the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest buckifan21 Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! that is very very sad. my prayers go out to the family and for the boy Orrin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6sixpoint_nobrows Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! that is terrible but aciidents happen in it isnt the fathers fault, im sure he feels bad enough and everyone is probably blaming him, even though they arnt saying it a loud they are thinking it...he should of had the safety on, but sometimes accidents happen and maybe he though the safety was on...prayers go out to his family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kat Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! It is possible that the kid and him were walking with the boy in front to a location when he slipped and accidently pointed the gun at the boy as he fell placing it before him to break his fall....Hey it could happen. I am not going to criticize the man, he's going through enough now I am sure. Be careful out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otdrzmn04 Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! my father was sitting on a three wheeler with an old winchester pump between one leg and the gas tank. The gun slipped and when he went to grab the gun his hand went over the barrel at the same time the butt of the gun hit the ground. the gun was loaded with 00 buckshot and went off taking the middle two fingers and tearing up all but his thumb beyond use. the shotgun was left behind while we took him to the hospital. when at the hospital the doctors had to call the police because of a gun being involved and we had to take the police to the sceen. when we picked up the gun it was still on safety. its like abort said.....safetys are man made devices that can fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! My prayers out to that family. Soo sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 Re: Hunting accident! That is so sad. Safety on or not, that man and his family have to live with that mistake the rest of their lives. I do check the safeties on our guns periodically and I do make sure the bolts wont drop with them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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