Thread: Man dies while hunting......

G'Day Fella's,

An absolute tragedy but ALWAYS REMEMBER RULE #1, when Hunting- IDENTIFY YOUR TARGET (BEYOND ALL DOUBT)!

Doh!
Homer

Originally Posted by Homer

An absolute tragedy but ALWAYS REMEMBER RULE #1, when Hunting- IDENTIFY YOUR TARGET (BEYOND ALL DOUBT)!

Homer

They are the correct words but I would guess that beforehand every shooter involved in this sort of accident would have told you that that is what they do.Every time this comes up the same simple responses are typed on keyboards and spoken about while leaning on bars across the country so the question becomes how do you stop the "identify your target" becoming just lip service, a mantra thats regurgitated endlessly until theres a moving brown something in the scope? I don't think there is one simple answer because everyone will react/behave differently to the same situation.We need to find our own solution.
For myself being selective is the key,I don't feel any pressure to bring home a deer and I make sure I know what I'm shooting,what sex and roughly what age. Out of the numerous deer I'v seen so far this year I'v shot 2.If you take the time you will have gone along way to avoiding a mistake.In this sense I hate the "if its red its dead" "if its brown its down " sayings. not because I want to impose my standards on any else but I don't like the inference.I'm sure others will disagree and have ideas of their own which is great if they work for them.