Thread: SOMEONE DIDNT IDENTIFY THEIR TARGET

Morning Guys

well we have had another fellow hunter shot

take a read

Man shot by hunting companion - National - NZ Herald News

Hope he recovers.....not much to go on from the paper clip, thoughts are with him and his family....

yea they are lucky they ran into a guy with a beacon
and managed to get out

not 100% sure but heard a father shot his son in the chest
Truly hope I am wrong

I really do feel for all involved, no one take it the wrong way......but shit I'm sick of reading of this crap happening every-roar when all the dreamers hit the bush.
Makes you wonder if some sort of harsh punishment would make people identify there target properly.

Originally Posted by sako75

not 100% sure but heard a father shot his son in the chest
Truly hope I am wrong

Yea that would not be nice if that was true

Originally Posted by BRADS

I really do feel for all involved, no one take it the wrong way......but shit I'm sick of reading of this crap happening every-roar when all the dreamers hit the bush.
Makes you wonder if some sort of harsh punishment would make people identify there target properly.

Wouldn't make a difference mate! If the thought of killing someone isnt enough to make them think nothing will!


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Originally Posted by BRADS

I really do feel for all involved, no one take it the wrong way......but shit I'm sick of reading of this crap happening every-roar when all the dreamers hit the bush.
Makes you wonder if some sort of harsh punishment would make people identify there target properly.

Yep makes me angry when I hear this , I may be too black and white for some over this but there is no excuse

Originally Posted by username

Wouldn't make a difference mate! If the thought of killing someone isnt enough to make them think nothing will!


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Yeah

Another unnecessary act of stupidity. Hope he pulls through okay.

Thing is, most guys that shoot their mates are actually not the once a year warriors but rather the experienced hunters... complacency maybe?

Bloody shame nonetheless.

Not necessarily an identification problem, could be a safety issue.

Considering one never has to actually handle a firearm when being approved for a FAL I am surprised there are not more accidents. And one does not need a FAL to go hunting with a rifle...one does need to be with someone who does have a FAL, but then if the FAL holder is a fuckwit the chances of dangerous practises at the very least doubles.

Seen exactly that plenty of times Spook. Guys with very bad firearms handling practices passing on there bad habits to inexperienced newbies. I have said it before and I will say it again. I believe we should have an actual firearm handling competency test on top of the regulations exam in order to get your FAL. They do this in Canada and it works very well.

Originally Posted by Spook

Not necessarily an identification problem, could be a safety issue.

Considering one never has to actually handle a firearm when being approved for a FAL I am surprised there are not more accidents. And one does not need a FAL to go hunting with a rifle...one does need to be with someone who does have a FAL, but then if the FAL holder is a fuckwit the chances of dangerous practises at the very least doubles.

we don't know anything yet, news reports don't mean shit and are usually very inaccurate from the news reports i've read of emergencies i have attended.

Could be any explanation to come out yet.

yea and apparenty theres a hunter stuck in fiordland some where and the chopper can get to him

The standard for many years has been to attend a MSC class for a couple of hours and sit a test. When I did mine in the 80's the instructor would help people to get the correct answers.

Maybe it is the system that is failing. Could be that as part of obtaining a FAL a compulsory attendance at a certified club to show understanding of handling and identifying the target as Bryan mentioned