Hunting death In NJ Yesterday

Oakie

I don't have all the details, Just what was related to my by Fish and Wildlife. The investigation has just begun, so not a lot of info. Here is what we are being told. A father, 2 sons and a friend of the father were deer hunting in Barnaget Twp. The friend of the father,41, accidentally shot one of the sons, instantly killing him. The father tried to resuscitate his son, but he was already gone[V] Weather was not a factor. They believe the party of 4 was driving for deer, when the shooting took place.We are also being told of another possible shooting in the southern part of the state yesterday, also. This is all the info they gave us and I won't know anything else until the investigation has been completed. Oakie

Horse Plains Drifter

Man, that's rough. Prayers for those folks.

Ditch-Runner

terrible thing to happen
prayers to all involved

bigoutside

Very sad.

discusdad

probably "swinging on the game" and not honoring his "zone of fire"

montanajoe

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retroxler58

There's reasons I hunt private property by myself.

Prayers for all concerned.

allen griggs

Bad deal.
Was that an illegal hunt?
Down here the deer season ended six weeks ago. Ended in Georgia 2 weeks ago.

cer

I don't count shooting at movement an accident. If anyone won't identify what their going to shoot at, they have no business with a firearm.

Mobuck

A couple of decades back my hunting buddy's best friend was shot dead center in the chest by his teenage Nephew. No conclusive reason was ever determined- clear day, open woods, and approx 75 yard range. The victim and shooter were very close so animosity wasn't a factor.
When I was guiding hunters, I had a couple of instances that sent a chill up my spine. Both times moderately experienced hunters asked why I didn't let them shoot the _ _ _ _ that was standing at the edge of the treeline when in fact either no such animal was ever there or it was not a _ _ _ _ at all.

discusdad

i wonder how they were driving the deer? if just a group in a line moving forward, the shooter probably was on the inside and swung on the deer as it moved into the line of outside hunters[ZONE OF FIRE}. if there was a stander that got shot. the shooter did not pay attention to what was behind his target. if the shooter was the stander, again not seeing what was behind his target. and lastly a ricochet could be the cause. just a bad go around in any case.[:(]

NeoBlackdog

There is absolutely no excuse for this.
I lost my best friend to an idiot that thought he was shooting at an elk.
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Prayers for the folks involved, except the shooter. He needs to be beat.[:(!][V][:(!]