So, someone just took a shot at something that moved??
Send them to prison. Manslaughter at the minimum.
Prayers up and no Dominic “Mailman” Farnham. jokes
Interesting in Ohio you’re required to have written permission for private property and must have it with you while hunting. There is even a space for it on the back of the license.
Does that mean there were signs with NO TRESPASSING written on them or that there were no signs pertaining to trespassing? Probably the latter.
I expect he will plead guilty to manslaughter, get a few years in prison with most of that sentence suspended, probation for some years, and a suspension of his hunting license for ten years.
ML/NJ
In Maine, hunting on private property is typically legal if the land is not posted or fenced.
Wow.
I quit hunting many years ago. I was in Vietnam and wounded in October 1970. I came home, recovered and my dad wanted to go hunting, early in 1971. We were walking down into the woods, my dad had his rifle and I was along only for the walk. A man down in the woods mistook us for a deer and fired at what he said was noise and moving bushes. By God’s Grace he missed. Dad had to fight me to keep the rifle out of my hands, I was going to fire back and shoot that idiot. My dad cursed him to his face. We left. I never went back into the woods. I was afraid of what might happen.
Wrentzel was the victim, and on her own property. Why would she be expected to be wearing blaze orange?
My God! What totally incompetent journalism...
HRC likes to walk in the woods...
NEVER fire a weapon until you are damn sure of your target. This was senseless and prayers to the family and friends of this woman. The guy and those around him need to spend serious time in jail.
I’m curious as to whether the guy shot her thinking she was a deer, or did he shoot at something else, not aware of what was downrange, miss, and hit her?
The hunter certainly is responsible. But the woman was negligent not to wear orange on the first day of the deer-hunting season. I wear my large, orange Elmer Fudd cap and a bright scarf when I walk the dogs here in Vermont, even when I’m on the dirt roads, because you never can tell when someone stupid will shoot at sudden movement. Maybe a visitor from out of the area.
I remembering reading a couple years ago about a Maine woman hanging clothes on her line. She was wearing white mittens and a hunter shot her. He claimed he thought she was a deer.
Few years ago we invited a game warden and his young sons to go hunting with us on the opening day of pheasant season.
Was fun watching those trespassers on our land get big fat court summons for criminal trespass.
Was he feeling threatened by her?
‘Wrentzel wasn’t wearing blaze orange for safety.’
We have to wear blaze orange on our own property?
Hunting accidents in my locales have most often been caused by visitors from large metropolitan areas.