Deputy with mullet charged after his three year old guns down people while turkey hunting (Page 2 of 2)
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Originally Posted By hoodonit00: I’m not up on my hunting regulations. Is three years old even legal in any states with a youth license? Missouri is 6 years old. Then it's up to the parent / guardian to make the call as to the kid's ability / maturity / etc. |
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Originally Posted By diesel1: "I can't stand hunter orange" "Hunter Orange" is better than the old Red but still sucks as a "safety color", even for marker cones, etc. Reason being that about 8% of the male population is "color challenged" to some degree, primary shades of red and green. Shades of red, including orange, do not have enought contrast to be readily visible and appear to blend into foliage background. Even red dot sights suck for those of us with color impairment. Current "LIme Green" actually works for everybody. Originally Posted By diesel1: Originally Posted By tree-hugger: The odds of getting shot while in the Spring Turkey woods are really, really low. Don't succumb to the fear mongering tactics. I've been at it since '89 and have never had a problem or even a close call where someone was going to shoot me. Quite a while ago I was using a scoped 12GA. and was working a bird, when I hear a hen to my left. The gobbling bird was to my right. If it wasn't for the brush, both were within sight w/o me moving my head. So... my eyes are going back-n-forth as they're calling. Gobbler. Hen. Gobbler. Hen. etc. Next thing I see is a turkey fan partially, then mostly blocked by this big tree. A full fan and in the general direction of the hen and within 40yds. I moved my gun into position to cover that tree. A few minutes later it looks like a turkey is coming out from behind the tree and making its way toward the gobbler. Bring the scope to my eye and see a hunter w/ baseball cap, face mask, the whole bit. Lifted my head and confirmed w/ my naked eye. Yep. Hunter. I can't stand hunter orange and it isn't required in Missouri. I like it that way. "I can't stand hunter orange" "Hunter Orange" is better than the old Red but still sucks as a "safety color", even for marker cones, etc. Reason being that about 8% of the male population is "color challenged" to some degree, primary shades of red and green. Shades of red, including orange, do not have enought contrast to be readily visible and appear to blend into foliage background. Even red dot sights suck for those of us with color impairment. Current "LIme Green" actually works for everybody. I can go along with that, but I still don't like drawing attention to myself. |
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Originally Posted By n0zzle: Way too young to be out hunting, IMO. Originally Posted By n0zzle: Originally Posted By MGVINCE: Yeah… A three year old firing a 12ga. Way too young to be out hunting, IMO. You should see the monster bucks harvested by three and four year olds in Michigan every September |
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Originally Posted By hoodonit00: I’m not up on my hunting regulations. Is three years old even legal in any states with a youth license? Iowa leaves the decision up to the supervising adult. My rule is the kid has to be bigger than the gun and understand the rules. No 3 year old that I've met qualifies. |
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Originally Posted By shack357: Iowa leaves the decision up to the supervising adult. My rule is the kid has to be bigger than the gun and understand the rules. No 3 year old that I've met qualifies. Originally Posted By shack357: Originally Posted By hoodonit00: I’m not up on my hunting regulations. Is three years old even legal in any states with a youth license? Iowa leaves the decision up to the supervising adult. My rule is the kid has to be bigger than the gun and understand the rules. No 3 year old that I've met qualifies. Private land, Box blind, food plot, tripod, suppressor. The kid just presses the trigger. “Muh 3-year old got his target buck!” |
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Originally Posted By StevenH: Private land, Box blind, food plot, tripod, suppressor. The kid just presses the trigger. “Muh 3-year old got his target buck!” Originally Posted By StevenH: Originally Posted By shack357: Originally Posted By hoodonit00: I’m not up on my hunting regulations. Is three years old even legal in any states with a youth license? Iowa leaves the decision up to the supervising adult. My rule is the kid has to be bigger than the gun and understand the rules. No 3 year old that I've met qualifies. Private land, Box blind, food plot, tripod, suppressor. The kid just presses the trigger. “Muh 3-year old got his target buck!” My daughter was 9 before I decided she was ready. She wanted to go at 6. |
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Originally Posted By tree-hugger: I can go along with that, but I still don't like drawing attention to myself. Originally Posted By tree-hugger: Originally Posted By diesel1: Originally Posted By tree-hugger: The odds of getting shot while in the Spring Turkey woods are really, really low. Don't succumb to the fear mongering tactics. I've been at it since '89 and have never had a problem or even a close call where someone was going to shoot me. Quite a while ago I was using a scoped 12GA. and was working a bird, when I hear a hen to my left. The gobbling bird was to my right. If it wasn't for the brush, both were within sight w/o me moving my head. So... my eyes are going back-n-forth as they're calling. Gobbler. Hen. Gobbler. Hen. etc. Next thing I see is a turkey fan partially, then mostly blocked by this big tree. A full fan and in the general direction of the hen and within 40yds. I moved my gun into position to cover that tree. A few minutes later it looks like a turkey is coming out from behind the tree and making its way toward the gobbler. Bring the scope to my eye and see a hunter w/ baseball cap, face mask, the whole bit. Lifted my head and confirmed w/ my naked eye. Yep. Hunter. I can't stand hunter orange and it isn't required in Missouri. I like it that way. "I can't stand hunter orange" "Hunter Orange" is better than the old Red but still sucks as a "safety color", even for marker cones, etc. Reason being that about 8% of the male population is "color challenged" to some degree, primary shades of red and green. Shades of red, including orange, do not have enought contrast to be readily visible and appear to blend into foliage background. Even red dot sights suck for those of us with color impairment. Current "LIme Green" actually works for everybody. I can go along with that, but I still don't like drawing attention to myself. No problem with that but there are a lot of situations where one does want to be seen and traditional "safety" colors are not "Hi Vis" to 100% of us. |
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Originally Posted By jim02: I only deer hunt, I’ve thought if I decide to go turkey I would put an orange vest on the backside of the tree because of so many of these stories. So serious question, are turkeys so smart that this technique would impact success? Turkey's see in color deer do not. That said I have worn blaze orange deer hunting and had turkeys walk so close I could pat them on the head. I can't imagine hunting with my 6 year old let alone a 3 year old |
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She was not turkey hunting, she was hunting for a husband. She saw her man and tried to take him home.
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Originally Posted By diesel1: And a complete moran. I'd like to see the police "interview" of the 3-year-old. Multiple shots too? Bust the dude for poaching as well. The kid was a prop, not learning to hunt. |
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Originally Posted By diesel1: Not sure if Qualified Immunity would apply here. Originally Posted By diesel1: Originally Posted By MtnMusic: Hey, he's a LEO... he has the legal authority to shoot whoever he wants, right? Not sure if Qualified Immunity would apply here. |
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Originally Posted By R2point0: Yeah. The toddler was totally silent and still for hours, then responded to a whispered command to reach through his father's arms to gently activate the trigger, then stayed calmly in place to pull it again immediately thereafter. Bust the dude for poaching as well. The kid was a prop, not learning to hunt. Originally Posted By R2point0: Originally Posted By diesel1: And a complete moran. I'd like to see the police "interview" of the 3-year-old. Multiple shots too? Bust the dude for poaching as well. The kid was a prop, not learning to hunt. Actually hoping the turkey cops do take a hard look at it. |
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