OMG where do I start with the jokes? This dude’s dog shot him. That’s almost as funny as the time Dick Cheney shot his friend during a hunt. Almost . . . Dog shoots hunter after man leaves shotgun on ground
A dog stepped on a 12-gauge shotgun Wednesday, shooting a hunter in the back with bird-shot pellets.
William Rancourt, 36, of Lebanon, N.H., was nearly 22 yards away when a hunting dog stepped on the trigger guard of a shotgun lying on the ground, causing it to discharge, according to a news release from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Rancourt sustained injuries that weren’t considered life threatening but still were “fairly moderate,” said Ken Lonneman, a state conservation officer.
Rancourt was conscious, alert and able to walk when he was transported to Trinity Hospital in Fort Dodge, Iowa. As of 4 p.m. CT Wednesday, X-rays were being performed to ensure all pellets had been removed from his back, Lonneman said.
Lucky girl…my adrenaline would be through the roof if I saw this 12-pointer like that walk up . . . Area hunter nabs 12-point buck
At approximately 11 a.m., Harrell was sitting in a tree stand when she saw a doe run across her field of vision. A few moments later, she saw a large buck following the doe.
“It caught my eye,” Harrell said. “I’d never seen a deer that big in person. He was running, so I kind of gathered myself together because my adrenaline was going and I breathing was so hard.”
Harrell picked up her gun and followed the buck in her sights for 25 to 30 yards, she said, before she got the opportunity to shoot. She shot the buck below the neck, downing her third deer ever.
It was a 12-point buck that weighed more than 200 pounds, Harrell said.
“I was proud of myself because I did it on my own,” Harrell said. “It takes a lot of patience, and I had waited all day for that perfect opportunity.”
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Interesting read. Never thought surfers would hunt but I suppose it makes sense . . . Why Is Hunting Becoming Increasingly Popular Among the Action Sports Community?
Though it seems to be a polarizing topic among many, the popularity of hunting has increased noticeably within the surfing and action sports communities. Taking the life of an animal, in an effort to support your own life, is often looked at from several viewpoints. Many believe that hunting is a necessary element of life, or even an enjoyable pursuit, while others think it’s unethical, and those who engage in it have a skewed set of morals.
In light of the surfing subculture’s growing interest in organic foods and farm-to-table dining, alongside the recognition that overpopulation of non-native species is causing negative effects on the environment, hunting has become a hobby that some surfers seem to be embracing.
Guys like Shane Dorian, Matt Meola, and Mark Healey are clearly leading the charge in normalizing hunting among pro surfers, but the list of action sports icons who double as hardcore hunters does not end there – Alex Gray, the Malloy brothers, pro skater Geoff Rowley, Dave Wassel, Raph Bruhwiler, and even surfing activist Kyle Thiermann, to name a few. Some of these guys appear to be seasoned hunters, while others are merely beginning their pursuit because they see the incredible benefits. Regardless, there is no question that hunting is quickly gaining popularity and credibility in the world of surfing.
So, as a hunter myself, it made me wonder: what’s with this sudden interest? Is it an element of this whole sustainability movement that we’re seeing? Perhaps just an instinctual connection or necessity that some of the world’s hardest chargers feel a draw to. I spoke to a few of these iconic surfers to get a little taste of why they hunt.
New Jersey…where gun rights — and now hunting — go to die . . . It’s the beginning of the end for New Jersey’s bear hunt
What is likely to be New Jersey’s final black bear hunt for the foreseeable future begins Monday morning at sunrise, the political winds having shifted once again around the divisive issue of how to control the state’s bruin population.
Incoming governor Phil Murphy is sticking to his campaign promise to impose a moratorium on bear-hunting when he takes office in January. He released a statement Friday that cast doubt on hunting as the most effective means of bear control.
“In the past, the bear hunt has been expanded without local input or evidence that it is effective at controlling the bear population,” Murphy said. “My first concern will always be for public safety, but before authorizing another hunt we need a fuller understanding and proof it works better than non-lethal options in the state’s long-term bear management policies. As governor my administration will institute a moratorium on the state’s bear hunt.”
It’s possible to take “start ’em young too far.” Is anyone actually taking infants into the field? . . . Wisconsin sells hunting licenses to 10 infants under new law
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources sold 10 hunting licenses to infants after Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill that eliminated the state’s minimum hunting age.
Walker signed a Republican bill on Nov. 13 doing away with the 10-year-old minimum age to participate in a mentored hunt.
The DNR released data Tuesday that shows the agency had sold 1,814 mentored hunt licenses to children age nine or younger through Sunday. The vast majority — 1,011 licenses — went to nine-year-olds. Fifty-two licenses went to children under age 5, with 10 going to a child under a year old.
A four-year-old was the youngest licensee to register a kill. Harvest data doesn’t show who actually killed the deer, however.
Just in time for Christmas, GWG launches their latest hunting line for women.
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I take it that the Purdey Company goes out and mines the ore, refines it into an ingot, rolls out the steel and forms the pieces by hand, because otherwise $300,000 is simply an outrageous price in terms of the cost of production and a more than reasonable profit. What, is it like one guy and he makes one gun a year? Yes, I appreciate a finely made gun, but there are a multitude of finally made shotguns and hunting rifles with the proper pedigree that don’t cost anywhere near what this piece does.
I live in an actual land-based house.
I have pistols and I have rifles.
But if I lived on Houseboat (a vessel) on just about any river and any lake,
I may be able to arry a pistol for self-defense
(assuming State law permits it)
but I can not possess a rifle.
Mind you I don’t hunt, but I assumed the
RIGHT to keep and bear arms included rifles and not just pistols.
And I haven’t read in the 2nd Amendment any exceptions to
whether you lived on dry land or on a boat.
I think this law is discriminatory against people who live
on houseboats.
I’m profoundly skeptical of reciprocity. At this stage of my life all I want is Illinois to be like Indiana(without me moving!). I have no big travel plans and the states I’m likely to travel to already recognize Illinois…CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY for the win.
I avoid no-go locations now.
Why should I expect them to obey another law upholding constitutional rights.
I will continue to avoid them.
Legalize it;
It’s the best thing you can do.
On those infrequent occasions that I travel to California and Illinois, it would mean I can actually carry a firearm for self defense, like I do virtually every other day of my life in my home state. Flying with a gun will STILL be a pain the ass, though.
Either way, it’s a litmus test. Let them type out the sh_t-list for us.
Connor or Jeremy: Can you post up an overlay of the Saber and Rise RA-140? Since they are the only real competitors in their budget price range? I have the RA-140 and trying to decide whether to get another or try the JMT for $5 and a cooler trigger profile!! lol
I’m a California CCW holder, that means I’m a pessimist. I wish I believed that anything could change, but I’ve just seen our rights nibbled and slowly eroded away over time.
Does anyone think I should write my senators: Diane Feinstein & Kamala Harris.
Any chance that will do a lick of good?
How about my congressmen: Jimmy Panetta.
That would be Leon Panetta’s kid.
Any one truly believe I’ll be getting him to vote for anything that the NRA would endorse?
I’ll hope for the best, but in my opinion, our only hope is that trump will put in conservative supreme court justices and they revisit many gun laws and remind america what the words, “Shall not be infringed” mean.
But, as I said, I’m almost as rare as bigfoot. i’m a california CCW holder. I hold out little hope for anything substantive that will turn in my favor in my lifetime.
Whoa there naysayers! We’re seriously using fucking Facebook as a credible source now!?!?!?
Before you ‘fix’ something that is already unconstitutional, why not actually go after those that
1) lie on the form (knowingly – might be hard, but ya never know)
2) are denied (ya know – actually prosecute)
3) Ensure those charged with entering data actually ENTER the data; see Charleston, SC and Sutherland Springs, TX.
Enforce what’s already on the books before adding more crap to the books.
Any excuse is good enough for gun grabbers. Look at Hawaii’s taking guns away from medical marijuana users. Marijuana users are not violent when high, I have never seen a heated argument from people under the influence(not to say it is impossible).
If they also use other drugs, maybe, or maybe with other drugs they may try to take their own life, but that is a different story. If this does fly, I see many areas that may try to ban anyone who has a prescription for certain types or even any drug. Use Viagra – no firearms for you. Big Brother is watching(like the elf on the shelf)
“If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”
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“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.”
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“The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.”
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― Samuel Adams
STOP ELECTING DEMOCRATS!
No mass murder – democrat vultures went to bed hungry.
38 Super and 45ACP, unless the 22lr counts, in which case it takes second place over 45ACP.
I sent Massie’s Facebook link to TTAG 2 days ago hoping they would pick up the story. Crickets.
There was the time I forgot my bike was on my car’s roof rack and tried to pull into my garage.
Let me tell you, those Klein bikes are really well made.
My x wife in her younger years, was kidnapped and raped, beaten and left for dead in a ditch.( X as in cant live together but still friends) , her everyday pocket dump Feg 63, two boot knives, pepper spray, and K bar.
A HIGHLY VALUE FRIEND WHO WAS A MARINE VETERAN OF WW!! AND THE KOREAN WAR WHEN ASKED WHAT HE WANTED READILY AT HAND ‘WHEN THE BALOON WENT UP,
I.E. WHEN IN THE PARLANCE OF OUR PRESENT DAY; THE SHTF,
HIS SIMPLE ANSWER WAS HIS .357 S&W M19 COMBAT MAGNUM AND A BOX OF CARTRIDGES AS WHEN ONE SURVIVES A GUN FIGHT, HE THE VICTOR WOULD NOT ONLY HAVE ACQUIRED POSSESSION THE VANQUISHED ADVERSARY’S FIREARMS AS WELL AS HIS SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION AND
ALL OTHER OF ARMAMENT AND EQUIPMENT . . . AS WELL A POSSIBLY ANY VEHICLE THAT HE HAD SO ANY CAPABLE SUCCESSFUL WARRIOR DID NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE TOO CONCERNED ABOUT A LARGE INVENTORY TO MEET HIS OR HER NEEDS!
SKILL WITH HIS SIDEARM AND/OR RIFLE & SHOTGUN AS WELL AS BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF FIELDCRAFT IS THE PRIMARY CONCERN!.!
Those 10/22 stocks: is that a little pocket to store a couple spare rotary mags on the side there?
“I support gun-rights and the 2nd amendment, but people don’t need 30 round clips or military assault rifles”. My usual response to this kind of comment is to simply ask them how they could possibly know that people don’t “need” a 30 round magazine . . . If pressed, I tell that if they’re home was invaded by 4 armed criminals, they’d rather quickly be outgunned unless they had a dreaded “high-capacity war rifle”. And usually, this stops the argument before it gets started because, if they’re reasonably honest, they’ll have to admit that the really don’t know much about guns and have never really given much thought to self-defense. These are people who actually believe that calling 911 means that the police will somehow magically appear and save them from harm. Because their denial is so great, they’re usually not at all interested in continuing the discussion.