Thread: Hunting fatality in BOP

Looks like another hunter lost his life this year. Sorry to hear it and while it doesn't really make a difference, hope it isn't one of the guys on here

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/alert-nat...t-in-whakatane

"Died suddenly at around 2am."

Says it all unfortunately.

Originally Posted by XR500

"Died suddenly at around 2am."

Says it all unfortunately.

Hmmm, what does it say other than he died, and, it was 2am?

I would imagine there is more to the story than that.

Reading between the lines since he was unlikely to be hunting at that hour So I think it might have been "natural" causes. Of course only speculation but thrown in with the "coroner helping with enquires" I would say an accidental shooting is less likely. Waiting for all the facts to be sure.
RIP

Originally Posted by inglishill

Hmmm, what does it say other than he died, and, it was 2am?

I would imagine there is more to the story than that.

Originally Posted by rugerman

Reading between the lines since he was unlikely to be hunting at that hour So I think it might have been "natural" causes. Of course only speculation but thrown in with the "coroner helping with enquires" I would say an accidental shooting is less likely. Waiting for all the facts to be sure.
RIP

Headline says "killed" impying not of natural causes...2am could be spotlighting but also could be fall or injury....and guessing causes like that is as much as a punt as it is believing a headline like that to start with.... 5 hours later headline has not been edited so the potential for "accidental miscommunication of the truth" is possible...

Either way , thoughts go to the family of the person, never good news regardless of mechanisim....

Originally Posted by XR500

"Died suddenly at around 2am."

Says it all unfortunately.

"Police 'notified' at 2am"....not quite the same thing.

Let the hunter rest in peice,the truth will come out sometime.

It is never a nice thing to learn this sort of news. Rest in peace fellow hunter.

Ah shit, that's no good at all

Could have been a gang shooting too.

Doesn't sound good:

Daughter Briar Stobie, of Melbourne, told the Herald she would be travelling to New Zealand on Thursday.

On social media, she said her father had been “tragically taken in a hunting accident”.

report this am ;

"46yrold facing charges of manslaughter ,illegal hunting ,illegal possession of a firearm".the deceased is aged 72years .

the antis and their media pets will be positively salivating to make capital out of this .forget about any decency&sensitvity toward the families of those involved.

Originally Posted by kotuku

report this am ;

"46yrold facing charges of manslaughter ,illegal hunting ,illegal possession of a firearm".the deceased is aged 72years .

the antis and their media pets will be positively salivating to make capital out of this .forget about any decency&sensitvity toward the families of those involved.

So by definition a criminal with a firearm committing a crime with said firearm resulting in a fatality....albeit unintentional,

A more accurate headline would be "Fatality as Poacher accidentally shoots older man" then wait for the uproar when it is pointed out that poaching isn't criminal here....

And you are correct, there will be no thoughts given by media towards the family....and just wait until someone says a register would have stopped this....(we know it wouldnt but thats never stopped the media before)

Originally Posted by timattalon

and just wait until someone says a register would have stopped this

We have a register.

Edited: Kotuku beat me to it, can't find the delete button.