Thread: Another Hunter Killed

Cant fucken believe this shits keeps happening . For some fucken venison. Wake up people , this literally was in my back yard . The access to the bush there was across my old farm. Ive taken my kids for walks in there , makes me feel fucken sick.

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Condolences to the family, such a waste.
Thoughts are also with the SAR guys, who have to camp out with him and who can't do what they do best - find and rescue people.

I reckon a HUNTS course should be a mandatory part of getting a FAL. It may be partly flawed but it's all we have.

We make learner drivers and restricted drivers pass tests and get supervised driving hours, why not hunters that can't demonstrate the equivalent hunting experience of a HUNTS course?

My mantra is:
1. I must be able to see ALL of the deer
2. I must be able to identify what type of deer it is - spiker, hind, Stag
3. I must be able to evaluate what is behind the deer for a safe firing zone

If i see an animal on the skyline - no shot

Not sure a course would be overly effective unless run by the army who will punch people who fuk up so they learn from their mistakes. You need to do two practicals to get a car licence but plenty of people still drive like idiots.

That dosnt happen these days,they teach by repitition.The right people for the job can be anyone!so long as they believe in firearm safety thats all you need.

Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

Cant fucken believe this shits keeps happening . For some fucken venison. Wake up people , this literally was in my back yard . The access to the bush there was across my old farm. Ive taken my kids for walks in there , makes me feel fucken sick.

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Same here Creeping Death i am at the northern end of the reserve, were you down by Puaiti rd? i hunt up by the tower can get there through Mc Naulls Place but it is to steep for most people so pretty much have the place to myself, you get heaps of pig hunters along here pouching on Doc land, didnt sleep to good last night knowing i hunt this area and that just happened cant help but think what would happen to my wife and kids if i was shot while out getting a feed for the freezer, a hands on coarse for firearms licence holders is a must not one evening with the mountain safety council where you are given the answers. i would hate to see it end up restricted like your B cat licence. pop up targets in a safe bush setting with tagets of hunters in blaze orange and camo along with all your wild game targets with part animal targets. it always used to be the nonlicenced person was the demise of our sport through pinching our firearms to them using them on others, well the tide has turned now we are taking ourself out, and we will lose this privledge if we dont sort it out ourselfs. it is far to regular in the news now for it to be an accident.

everyone here gives a shit should we draft a training plan for firearms safety and bushcraft. train everyone in safe operation of a firearm and safe operation in a hunting enviroment along with bushsurvival. and send it on to the aproppriate people.

I think it is a waste of time making anyone join a club or attend safety courses until the very people who advocate these are stopped from killing our fellow hunters. The last two killings have been by people way up at the top...not newbie gunslingers.
The next time I go in the bush I am going to be wearing one of those flashing lights that cyclists use strapped to the back of my head...if some prick takes a shot at me, make sure you kill me because I'll gut shoot you if i get the chance.