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48. Shotguns and bow. (nt)

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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