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NickB79

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47. My cousin's fiance took a 12-ga. blast to the head

Wed Mar 20, 2013, 05:46 PM

Mar 2013

He stood up in the duck boat to shoot at an incoming flock, and the trigger caught on a boat hook they'd attached the duck blind to. The gun discharged into his armpit, and the shot column came through his shoulder and took off the side of his face and head. Steel BB's penetrated through his skull into the brain. My uncle and his brother didn't see it happen and looked over after the ducks were gone and noticed he wasn't moving. They yelled to him if he was OK, at which point he turned to look at them and tried to stand, they saw the damage, and he collapsed.

He was airlifted to the hospital but they pulled the plug 4 days later, he was declared braindead.

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A friend of mine got shot yesterday [View all] Taverner Mar 2013 OP

yes datasuspect Mar 2013 #1

Nope. HappyMe Mar 2013 #2

Any charges against the hunter? "Reckless endagerment" at least? JHB Mar 2013 #3

Rather than tracking down the hunter (who did not identify him/herself) Taverner Mar 2013 #6

ATVs and cameras all over the place MattBaggins Mar 2013 #36

In the back with a .177 pellet from an air gun. I was wearing a thick coat. PETRUS Mar 2013 #4

That's on my list of things not to do. bluedigger Mar 2013 #5

Nope. Hunting has become safer over the years. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #7

Really? Even despite the numbers? Taverner Mar 2013 #9

There might be less places to hunt. HappyMe Mar 2013 #18

I think hunter numbers are down, actually. bluedigger Mar 2013 #20

With the advent of hunter orange laws and hunter dafety classes Crepuscular Mar 2013 #45

no, but two people were shot and killed in my community last night (including the CO -DOC niyad Mar 2013 #8

What type of hunting were they engaged in at the time? Earth_First Mar 2013 #10

Not sure - what does one hunt in Missouri this time of year? Taverner Mar 2013 #11

Yeah, I'm not sure...I don't hunt so I don't know the particulars of 'in season' game... Earth_First Mar 2013 #12

Hunting never appealed to me Taverner Mar 2013 #15

Turkeys maybe sharp_stick Mar 2013 #14

For rifles? maybe coyotes in season, I think feral pigs have an open season in MO. HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #23

Coyote is all I can find. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2013 #25

Spring Turkey? Not from MO but it seems a bit early for them even in the south. MattBaggins Mar 2013 #37

None. I checked DNR website hunting regulations and dates. n/t RebelOne Mar 2013 #32

Many of us vets have madokie Mar 2013 #13

Wow...so is it the sight of the wound that causes the feelings of pain Taverner Mar 2013 #16

When I got shot, I didn't even really know I had been wounded premium Mar 2013 #28

Oh it eventually hurts once the shock wears off madokie Mar 2013 #43

Not in my case DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #51

with a BB gun... Maine-ah Mar 2013 #17

If the barrel was against the body the air ahead of the bb slowed it down so it doesn't hit with the madokie Mar 2013 #44

that's a good thing! Maine-ah Mar 2013 #52

So was I and after my Mom and Santa both told whistler162 Mar 2013 #58

Fortunately, no. It is one of my greatest fears. nt Generation_Why Mar 2013 #19

We have hunters who hunt our land, but we know exactly who they are enough Mar 2013 #21

I do too, but I won't let people use anything but shotguns. HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #30

Shotguns and bow. (nt) enough Mar 2013 #48

Yes. premium Mar 2013 #22

Same here pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #29

You took a pretty good hit. premium Mar 2013 #31

Minor stuff, more the jaw than the shoulder pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #33

Glad you're able to cope and compensate. premium Mar 2013 #34

You, too pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #35

Jeez...that's the stuff of nightmares... Taverner Mar 2013 #40

The body and the brain react to injury in their own ways pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #54

OMG I am so sorry Taverner Mar 2013 #55

Oh my God. That is fucking insane. nomorenomore08 Mar 2013 #50

Yeah, war is fucking insane pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #53

Yes, with a CO2 powered bib at long distance. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2013 #24

I have a question - who pays the bill? rurallib Mar 2013 #26

I use to hunt a lot as a kid but I was always mindful ... Ganja Ninja Mar 2013 #27

The few times I have shot a gun, I was scared to death of it ricocheting... Taverner Mar 2013 #39

Glad he's okay. Hayabusa Mar 2013 #38

sorry for your friend Daninmo Mar 2013 #41

Step-father shot squirrel hunting with idiots. nt Mnemosyne Mar 2013 #42

I've been shot at me b zola Mar 2013 #46

My cousin's fiance took a 12-ga. blast to the head NickB79 Mar 2013 #47

That's terrible - I'm so sorry Taverner Mar 2013 #49

My grandfather died from a hunting accident marions ghost Mar 2013 #56

I had a 9mm pointed at my forehead..but was not shot..just robbed SoCalDem Mar 2013 #57

No, but my dog was. LWolf Mar 2013 #59

Has he apologized to the shooter yet? treestar Mar 2013 #60