Fatal Hunting Accident- Frederick Co.

Docster · Nov 27, 2016

GunnyHwy said:
Tragic for sure. I do wonder if saftey protocols were being followed. Also, had this person taken a hunter safety course and been properly licensed to hunt?
This does put things into perspective. I missed out on a deer today because I stopped it and squeezed the trigger while the safety was still on. It ran as I got the safety off. I was pissed off at myself until I heard this story.

From the article

“I can confirm that [Cavallo] had taken hunter’s safety classes in California,” Thomson said, noting that such classes were required in order to hunt in Maryland. “... Some states don’t require it, but he had taken his course.”

Pale Ryder · Nov 27, 2016

Mack C-85 said:
That last paragraph was just as bad...never had a fatal hunter on hunter shooting....then says fatal shootings were either accidental or falls.

So I guess it has to a homocide to be hunter on hunter. The guide on the shore last year was shot by another hunter.

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I'm reading the accidental shootings that are not hunter on hunter, as self inflicted, like this one.

Mack C-85 · Nov 27, 2016

Pale Ryder said:
I'm reading the accidental shootings that are not hunter on hunter, as self inflicted, like this one.

But, they're saying there has never been a fatal hunter on hunter shooting in MD. That is not true, there was a hunting guide killed by a fellow hunter just last year, a fact they mention in the article.

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Qbeam · Nov 27, 2016

Rhino said:
Definitely read more like a factual news story. The first article seemed more like a short story full of imagery and flair than a news article.

So I'm not the only one that thought that. Thought I was reading a novel rather than a news story.

Sympathies for the hunter's family, and may he rest in peace.

Q

1time · Nov 27, 2016

Mack C-85 said:
But, they're saying there has never been a fatal hunter on hunter shooting in MD. That is not true, there was a hunting guide killed by a fellow hunter just last year, a fact they mention in the article.

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Even if they are just talking about deer, I know of at least one where a guy shot his buddy when lowering a gun to him from a stand.

Biggfoot44 · Nov 27, 2016

Never is too strong.

More correctly, in the modern aka post Hunter Safety and mandatory blaze orange era, accidental hunter on hunter , involving delibertly fired shots have dropped to near zero.

Back in the bad old days of "Sound Shots" , they were a regular occurence in most States.

SRD · Nov 27, 2016

Mack C-85 said:
That last paragraph was just as bad...never had a fatal hunter on hunter shooting....then says fatal shootings were either accidental or falls.

So I guess it has to a homocide to be hunter on hunter. The guide on the shore last year was shot by another hunter.

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Mack C-85 said:
But, they're saying there has never been a fatal hunter on hunter shooting in MD. That is not true, there was a hunting guide killed by a fellow hunter just last year, a fact they mention in the article.

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Biggfoot44 said:
Never is too strong.

More correctly, in the modern aka post Hunter Safety and mandatory blaze orange era, accidental hunter on hunter , involving delibertly fired shots have dropped to near zero.

Back in the bad old days of "Sound Shots" , they were a regular occurence in most States.

I know of one "orange deer in a tree" that happened in the early 80's.

Boom Boom · Nov 27, 2016

MD had fatal hunting accidents from shootings in 2003 and 2004. 2003 was man misidentified as deer. 2004 was man misidentified as bird.

fidelity · Nov 27, 2016

Mack C-85 said:
But, they're saying there has never been a fatal hunter on hunter shooting in MD. That is not true, there was a hunting guide killed by a fellow hunter just last year, a fact they mention in the article.

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The shooter was 14-yr old in a guided party ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amph...05f12e-70f2-11e5-9cbb-790369643cf9_story.html

There was a thread here last year about it.

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rambling_one · Nov 27, 2016

iH8DemLibz said:
This is why I am so hesitant to hunt public lands.

Really want to still-hunt Elk Neck, but.....

RIP, Fellow Hunter.

In all my hunting days I only hunted Elk Neck one time. I parked on the side of a dirt road and headed into the brush. It was so dense visability beyond 10' was impossible. I was in full orange, came to a clearing, and saw three guys standing next to a tree with rifles pointed at me. I yelled "Hunter," got an acknowledgement and walked up to them. One of the crew said "We shoot what walks in there." I bid them farewell, told them to give me time to get out of range, and walked away a very grateful man. :mad54:

rambling_one · Nov 27, 2016

Mack C-85 said:
DNR needs a new spokesman. States "never been a hunter on hunter fatality" next paragraph, "75 year old hunting guide shot and killed.."

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This tragedy happened on a private game preserve. Owner puts birds out and clients pay to shoot 'em.

iH8DemLibz · Nov 27, 2016

rambling_one said:
In all my hunting days I only hunted Elk Neck one time. I parked on the side of a dirt road and headed into the brush. It was so dense visability beyond 10' was impossible. I was in full orange, came to a clearing, and saw three guys standing next to a tree with rifles pointed at me. I yelled "Hunter," got an acknowledgement and walked up to them. One of the crew said "We shoot what walks in there." I bid them farewell, told them to give me time to get out of range, and walked away a very grateful man.

Good story.

Every year I try and talk myself into going in there.

And every year I end up telling myself I like my guts tucked in neatly where they are.

Doobie · Nov 27, 2016

iH8DemLibz said:
This is why I am so hesitant to hunt public lands.

Really want to still-hunt Elk Neck, but.....

RIP, Fellow Hunter.

I hunted public lands at Greenridge a few times...probably NEVER again. I've seen everything from guys camping in a tent in the middle of the woods(they emerged from their tent at daylight, took their tent down and wasn't wearing orange) to guys looking in trees for deer. That did it for me.

pbharvey · Nov 27, 2016

Another hunter shot Saturday in Cecil County
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/220029065-story

CaptChaos · Nov 27, 2016

I've seen people I know and trust do some pretty stupid shit with a firearm in the woods that made me uncomfortable enough to never even consider hunting on public land.

Boom Boom · Nov 28, 2016

Yep. That's the problem hunting on public land. You risk encountering the stupidest morons on the planet, all testosteroned up to shoot whatever moves minus identification.

Uncle Duke · Nov 28, 2016

Doobie said:
I hunted public lands at Greenridge a few times...probably NEVER again. I've seen everything from guys camping in a tent in the middle of the woods(they emerged from their tent at daylight, took their tent down and wasn't wearing orange) to guys looking in trees for deer. That did it for me.

One and done for me at Greenridge.

I remember well having the sun come up one opening morning, and finding myself sitting in the middle of a pumpkin patch.

traveller · Nov 28, 2016

The guy was hunting private land and accidentally shot himself due to a handling error. Not sure how that sparks a discussion about public lands.

Artillarylover · Nov 28, 2016

I was thinking of going up to elridge state forest wednesday. Would that not be avisable?

Indiana Jones · Nov 28, 2016

In my experience Californian's have no business with firearms, or on the road for that matter. Air headedness abounds.

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