Is it OK to hunt while pregnant?

danb · Sep 20, 2014

I thought this was awesome:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/16/opinion/cupp-hunting-while-pregnant/

Spoiler alert: She was invited to go dove hunting right here in MD...

In late August, when I was just about to start my third trimester, my husband and I were invited to go dove hunting in Eastern Maryland with a friend running for Maryland state delegate.

foodpoison · Sep 20, 2014

my only concern would be lead exposure

danb · Sep 20, 2014

She mentions that. Lead exposure at an indoor gun range will be much higher.

csanc123 · Sep 20, 2014

My only concern would be ticks (Lyme disease)...but that's easy to thwart by taking the right precautions.

Kman · Sep 20, 2014

Is it OK to hunt while pregnant?

Sure. As long as it's barefoot in the kitchen.

ma_deuce · Sep 20, 2014

S.E. Cupp is totally cool. I miss her from when she was on Fox and used to appear on Redeye with Gutfeld.

mr phil · Sep 20, 2014

Kman said:
Is it OK to hunt while pregnant?

Sure. As long as it's barefoot in the kitchen.

As in ' Hunt me up sumtin to eat " :clap:

Tungsten · Sep 20, 2014

Is there a concern about the intensity of sound traveling through her body? I dont know how much sound gets muffled by the human body but I would be worried about any damage to the halfling's ears. I can't imagine just an inch or two of flesh is enough to properly shield developing ears from the auditory crack of a gunshot.

Streetgang · Sep 20, 2014

Oops! She's pregnant? She said she was on the pill!

outrider58 · Sep 20, 2014

Streetgang said:
Oops! She's pregnant? She said she was on the pill!

ProShooter · Sep 20, 2014

I will not take a pregnant woman on the range for any live fire.

1) Lead exposure to the fetus
2) Noise exposure from gunfire
3) Recoil from the firearm (depending on the gun) may jar the fetus

Tconfo · Sep 20, 2014

ProShooter said:
I will not take a pregnant woman on the range for any live fire.

1) Lead exposure to the fetus
2) Noise exposure from gunfire
3) Recoil from the firearm (depending on the gun) may jar the fetus

Added....
4)Emotional instablility around firearms is not a good idea
5)Inability to shoot prone
6)Morning sickness that lasts all day. The ROs dont accommodate puke.
7)Most pregnant women refuse to use the porta johns

Joking of course

danb · Sep 20, 2014

yeah sorry, I think it should be up to the woman to decide whether to take the risk. If someone breaks into her home while alone & pregnant the potential lead exposure from the criminal may exceed the exposure on the range. If she is out of practice, you are avoiding one bad thing but potentially creating another risk.

sigh... I can see from this thread why women don't like men to teach them firearms skills.

clandestine · Sep 20, 2014

No its not safe. Others explained end why. Noise mainly.

danb · Sep 20, 2014

Doing anything for a repeated and prolonged period will cause problems, including inactivity, which can lead to blood clots and nerve damage. it's a question of amount. I am probably biased. I find pregnant women with shotguns to be very sexy and scary the same time. As in: don't mess with my cubs.

ProShooter · Sep 20, 2014

danb said:
yeah sorry, I think it should be up to the woman to decide whether to take the risk.

Just like it should be up to the parents to decide to allow an untrained 9 year old girl to shoot a full auto Uzi?

Sometimes as instructors and RSO's, we have to use some common sense to protect people from themselves. Shooting 2-4 rounds in self defense is vastly different than the many rounds that someone will fire during target shooting. Even past pregnancy is the breast feeding issue. I won't have breast feeding moms around lead particulate either.

You can talk about it being the woman's choice and all, but I have a business to run, and income that my family depends on. Its not worth the $50 to $100 to take a pregnant woman on the range and see Johnny pop out 9 months later and there is something wrong.

traveller · Sep 20, 2014

Dont stick your tongue in the barrel and dont lick the shells and you wont have lead exposure while hunting. In a indoor range going through hundteds of rounds of cast lead bullets you may have a slight exposure, but not from a couple of shot-shells or rifle rounds outdoors.
The only concern I would have is with exposure to unknown avian viruses while handling downed fowl.
Pregnant women are not made from porcelain. Most would avoid the physical challenges of climbing into treestands or stalking elk, but if someone is up for it, I dont see a reason to avoid it.

danb · Sep 20, 2014

ProShooter said:
Just like it should be up to the parents to decide to allow an untrained 9 year old girl to shoot a full auto Uzi?

Sometimes as instructors and RSO's, we have to use some common sense to protect people from themselves. Shooting 2-4 rounds in self defense is vastly different than the many rounds that someone will fire during target shooting. Even past pregnancy is the breast feeding issue. I won't have breast feeding moms around lead particulate either.

You can talk about it being the woman's choice and all, but I have a business to run, and income that my family depends on. Its not worth the $50 to $100 to take a pregnant woman on the range and see Johnny pop out 9 months later and there is something wrong.

Doing it for liability reasons so you dont have to deal with it is very different than "for their own good." You are making a lot if assumptions. If you live in an older Baltimore house your exposure to lead, noise, and other things is far greater than that from an hour at the range. Women have been handling firearms for 900 years. Odds are, the drive to the range is less safe than the shooting itself.

ProShooter · Sep 20, 2014

danb said:
Doing it for liability reasons so you dont have to deal with it is very different than "for their own good." You are making a lot if assumptions.

Yes, being that it is my business and my livelihood, I tend to make assumptions that help me to stay in business. :sad20:

clandestine · Sep 20, 2014

ProShooter said:
Yes, being that it is my business and my livelihood, I tend to make assumptions that help me to stay in business.

If there's a guide then he's a dumbass for allowing a pregnant woman discharge a gun or being exposed to gunfire.

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