Twisp hunting accident

[huntnphool]

 Thanks for the info Mav, prayers for all involved.

[Molon5labe]

did the moron who pulled the trigger get any charges yet?

[Taco280AI]

That's not an accident, should hopefully result in criminal charges.

[X-Force]

Horrible.

Thanks for the update Mav.

God Speed for your friend.

[Gringo31]

Terrible....

[onmygame]

It used to be in this state that if a person shot a person or livestock - accidentally or otherwise - while hunting, that the offending party would lose their hunting privileges for life, no exception. It used to be spelled out in the regs, and I can't imagine that rule has changed.
In this case, based on the info to date, this offender stands to lose a great deal more than hunting privileges.
Both their freedom and assets come to mind.

[birddogdad]

Just unbelievable! Cant say that i have had anyone ever shot towards/at but have been scoped and it is frankly scary for reasons of this thread, never know what kind of idiot is on the other end of the stick! Glad he will survive and children wont have to have the worst case memory for life!

[Chad Osterholtz]

This is just awful... but make no mistake, this is not a "hunting accident" This person was not shot with a hunting riffle, or any sort of hunting firearm. This person was shot with a personal defense firearm. If the shooter had his riffle in both hands and the guy jumped out of a bush and startled the shooter and an itchy finger caught the trigger then yes, "hunting accident". But that is not what happened here, there is absolutely no excuse possible for what happened here. This man was flat out shot. No mistaken identity at all, a full grown man standing 50 feet away covered in hunter orange. People are commenting that this person should loose his hunting privileges? He should and probably will lose a hell of a lot more then that!! Several years ago I remember reading an article about a young man that shot a hiker cause he thought she was a bear, he was bear hunting and she was wearing all black fleece. Now I can some what see that as a case of mistaken identity, inexperienced hunter, bear hunting makes some people nervous, hiker dressed in all black, doesn't make it right at all, but i'll buy it. Let's call that a "hunting accident" but, 50 FEET COVERED IN ORANGE, and deer hunting... 50 FEET COVERED IN ORANGE...

[cbond3318]

unbelievable!!

Thankful your friend survived.

I and I am sure alot of others, have passed so many animals due to an imperfect shot oppurtunity, not knowing backdrop, skyline shots, just a hair too dark for comfort (but within legal hours), not knowing exactly where my hunting partner is, not knowing exactly where the dudes that hiked in behind me are, endless reason to NOT shoot, and then there is stories of these wastes of air. Shooting at movement or sound in the pre dawn light, in an area bound to be occupied by numerous others.
Unreal.

 Sorry your friend and yourself , and others, have to go through this.

[AL WORRELLS KID]

"Our camp in the old horse meadow off Little Bridge Creek road, just past Dry Creek. The left turn and just past creek on right.
we parked at locked gate off the forest road, above Canyon Creek Drainage, off Little Bridge Creek road."

 This should give you a better idea of the location of our old "Happy Hunting Grounds".

It's too bad our past memories will be scarred from this time forward.
Doug

[CaNINE]

That's not an accident, should hopefully result in criminal charges.

Report indicates it’s being investigated as an assault not an accidental shooting.

[Kc_Kracker]

This is literally so disturbing it makes me want to hang it up for the year out of fear of idiots blasting my face off 

[Southpole]

This is literally so disturbing it makes me want to hang it up for the year out of fear of idiots blasting my face off 

That's my biggest fear when I hunt modern rifle deer as well 

[hawks33]

I've been shot at twice in Douglas county hunting mule deer as guys plug away at running deer at long range not watching where they're shooting. Last guy that did it thanked me for shooting the deer he had wounded after I had a bullet hit the dirt behind my wife and I. He was a state park ranger.  These weren't intentional of course, just negligent. People get carried away unfortunately, I hope that this doesn't become a case of assault but its disturbing either way.

[Eagle eye]

What a horrible situation! Thank god he will live to see another day! I keep going back too 50ft away and covered in hunters orange and still gets shot!! WTF, Makes me sick to my stomach! Did the shooter stay around or did he take off after he shot?

It's things like this that make me think, do I really want to expose my kids to this....