Thread: Hunter shot in Kaimai Range near Te Aroha

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Well I know if you lined up a team of blokes on one side that were unsure if they might shoot someone in the Bush, and a team on the other side that were 100% certain they never would, and then asked me which bunch of blokes do you want in the Bush with you? I'm choosing the 100% sure team every time.
Anyone who has ever shot someone in the Bush can tell me until they are blue in the face that they were certain it was a deer and all their other silly excuses but I'm not buying it, its not like any of them are ever going to admit the truth which is that no, they weren't 100% certain it was a deer.

Im not so sure Ryan, i believe that anyone that thinks that they are above this, or that this situation could never happen to them, could potentially be quite dangerous.

My thinking is that if a person thought that theres no way that they could make this mistake, then it will not always be at front of mind. Whereas if we think that we all have the potential to make this mistake, then surely that must scare us to a certain degree and always be front of mind and we put our own proccedure in place where we perform multiple checks to confirm beyond all doubt that what we are about to shoot is indeed the intended target.