Hunter Charged in Errant Shooting

[fasteddie]

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20101204/NEWS01/12040323/-1/ARCHIVES/Le-Roy-hunter-accused-of-missing-deer--hitting-homeowner

[bubba]

I guess the guy shoveling should have been wearing orange. 

[skyzmine]

wow, 1000 feet + and just bounced off...

talk about LUCK!!!

[fasteddie]

wow, 1000 feet + and just bounced off...

talk about LUCK!!!

Yeah , you would think that a slug traveling 333 yards wold have done some serious damage . It must have been a remington slug ...........

[WNYBuckHunter]

Im glad the guy is getting charged. If youve seen pics of the area, it was ridiculous that the guy was shooting in that direction. Im pretty sure the guy wasnt hit from a direct shot, I think it was a ricochet. The hunter was in a treestand, so the angles dont really match up for anything else.

[TH41]

Man must have been quite a distance if it didn't penetrate his clothing. Shootin across a road. Not too smart. A shame for both sides.

[WNYBuckHunter]

He was shooting at a deer in a field before the road. He missed the deer and the round crossed the road and hit the guy shoveling. If you saw pics of the scene, youd see what I am talking about.

[First-light]

Bullet misses deer, skips off of frozen ground, hits a telephone pole, bounces off a semi, dings crossbar on hockey net in driveway and ends up hitting the old man in the pants, priceless! lol

On a serious note I'm sure it skipped off the ground, shouldn't be shooting towards road and houses, glad the guy wasn't hurt.

[bubba]

Bullet misses deer, skips off of frozen ground, hits a telephone pole, bounces off a semi, dings crossbar on hockey net in driveway and ends up hitting the old man in the pants, priceless! lol

On a serious note I'm sure it skipped off the ground, shouldn't be shooting towards road and houses, glad the guy wasn't hurt.

as the old mcdonalds commercials with michael jordan and larry bird.  nothing but net.  we had a guy 5 miles from me yesterday hit hit with a bullet that ricocheted off  rock after going through a deer.  He got the bullet lodged between his skin and his ribs  one lucky sob no charges.  He was treated and released at he local hospital.  He was wearing orange. I guess a ricochet cant distinguish color either.  I knew both of the guys as I used to drive their school bus way back.  I was happy to hear it was minor.