Who has been shot at while hunting?

[xtreme hunter10]

I have been shot at I would say 5 times. I used to hunt a zone nick named saving private ryan. lots of elk, come the first day of rifle
season it sounds like world war 3. my hunting partner that lives in that area went out elk hunting.'we were walking down a cutline close to the tree line to a cut block when we hear the crack then the branches above us start moving as we can hear the bullet pass through them. we both look at each other then another crack! this time the bullet hits a tree truck 5ft from us we bailed onto the ground. we're looking at each other like WT?! i mouth the words hillbillies. my partner laughed. not sure why. we could hear them coming towards us we popped up both looking through the scopes, not sure why they are blindly shooting into the bush. they were about 150 yards away and heard them say " its just hunters"'and they left. We left the area and road hunted for deer, felt safer that way. Anyone else have something simular happen to them?

[thunder_sticks]

Back in the 80's we had some guys decide to shoot at beer cans and who knows what else after their hunting was done. Same deal with shots through the trees, we moved camp ASAP.

Once the seismic lines opened up our back forty we damn sure wore our hunter orange if we were hunting. Guys would sneak i'n the back and shoot at a moving bush before they knew what it was.

[ceedub]

If someone ever shot at me, they better make the first one count, it'll be the only one they get.....I've hunted for 35 years, never been shot at and never heard of anyone ever shot at.

Craig

[xtreme hunter10]

Originally Posted by ceedub

If someone ever shot at me, they better make the first one count, it'll be the only one they get.....I've hunted for 35 years, never been shot at and never heard of anyone ever shot at.

Craig

ok, maybe you are taking it too literally... i have had bullets whiz by me while hunting. When i have to hit the deck i take that as being shot at lol whether they are actually targetting me i dont hang around to find out.

[Dark Wing]

"hillbillies" LOL . I bet you were hunting a zone close to Edmonton or Calagary.

[xtreme hunter10]

Originally Posted by Dark Wing

"hillbillies" LOL . I bet you were hunting a zone close to Edmonton or Calagary.

nope, in the mountains like i said.. Hillbillies... not city dwellers. these were definately hillbillies. crazy a-holes shooting at whatever moved through the bush. It was like grizzly adams and his cousin. no designer hunters with those two. Or slack jawed yokles if you prefer.

[Eric hunter]

My wife got shot right in our back yard this summer. We were outside on our acreage gardening and hearing many detonations for an hour or more from a cross neighbour. We taught that was kids playing with crackers until my wife feel and hear a ricochet bullet. So I put the kids and wife inside and yeld to my neighbour kids to go inside right away and I drove to that place seeing in the back yard 3 men shooting the 22 in the top of a flower bed and right behind that flower bed my house was there at about 100 yards. I called the police right away and the came and took the gun and I guess those guys will be charged.
The police confirmed they were shooting the 22
Eric.

[xtreme hunter10]

Originally Posted by Eric hunter

My wife got shot right in our back yard this summer. We were outside on our acreage gardening and hearing many detonations for an hour or more from a cross neighbour. We taught that was kids playing with crackers until my wife feel and hear a ricochet bullet. So I put the kids and wife inside and yeld to my neighbour kids to go inside right away and I drove to that place seeing in the back yard 3 men shooting the 22 in the top of a flower bed and right behind that flower bed my house was there at about 100 yards. I called the police right away and the came and took the gun and I guess those guys will be charged.
The police confirmed they were shooting the 22
Eric.

that makes my slack-jawed yokles look good lol atleast they were shooting into the trees lol. I hope your wife is o.k. I was out gopher hunting and my bullet must of hit a rock and just missed my head i heard the bullet flying through the air past my head. it must of been pretty close.

[jednastka]

Three times, first one was the scariest. Went out with three close friends north of Hines Creek. Came to a crossroad of cutlines about 09:00, parked the vehicle and we each took a branch, I was bird hunting with a .22, they were all moose hunting. Agreed to meet back at the truck before dark. I was wearing blaze orange cap and jacket. About noon, I heard a shot and remember not thinking much about it. A few minutes later, my left bicep began to burn. I looked down, and the parka stuffing was exposed on my arm and turning red. I stuck my finger in, and it felt wet. I sat down, and started to shake. When I took off my jacket, I had been grazed by a rifle shot?!? Two to three inches obver, and I wouldn't be here today. When I got back to the truck that afternoon, two of the friends were back. Neither had fired a shot, and were upset that all they had seen were grouse. We thern heard a rifle shot, and a few minutes later the last guy showed up, with a grouse. He too had been so frustrated that he shot the grouse nearby. Other than that, no one had shot at anything. Never did find out who itt was.

Second time, jumping sloughs for ducks east of Bawlf. Two pairs of hunters sneaking in on opposite sides of the slough. Mallards got up, and one of the other party fired. A wierd riccochet off the water (almost a full 90 degrees) and I was peppered head to toe. I was wearing a shell vest, and #4 pellets were fully embedded in some shells. I remember popping a couple from my exposed skin like pimples. Never did that again!

Last one was a miscommunication on a sharptail hunt, and took a couple of long range pellets. By then, I was wearing shooting safety glasses, so no real potential for injury, but scary none-the-less.

Vic

[gonefishin]

Last year during the Wainwright hunt. Me and a buddy were heading back to the truck and there was a little hill beside us and a road was just behind the hill. A truck came driving down the road stopped, and 2 mulie does came running over the hill, followed by 2 quick shots that went over our heads. The shots weren't overly close to us... but close enough to hear the cracks.

[pickrel pat]

Originally Posted by xtreme hunter10

that makes my slack-jawed yokles look good lol atleast they were shooting into the trees lol. I hope your wife is o.k. I was out gopher hunting and my bullet must of hit a rock and just missed my head i heard the bullet flying through the air past my head. it must of been pretty close.

never seen a bullet come straight back before but guess its possible.

[Nait Hadya]

not sure if it would be classified as shot at or perhaps in the line of fire. i have heard the bullets flying through the trees in my immedaite vicinity.some fellows were pushing bush using their rifle from 400 yards away. i just happened to be walking back to my truck on the other side of the bush. yep i hit the deck and waved my little pen light as a surrendeer flag as i only had a bow...lol

the other was a direct hit in a put and take up near edmonton. three or four gents summoned the arrival of pheasant season with a barrage of shotgun blasts. after the excitement an older gent lowered his semi and check the breech,well hell what u no, he still have a live one it the tube and i was peppered with bird shot. when i hollered who fired that shot,his buddy a very large and intimidating man said he did and started in my direction. obvious lie to protect the older gent.

[Predator]

Originally Posted by pickrel pat

never seen a bullet come straight back before but guess its possible.

Wouldnt think it's common, but this makes a guy think! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn0MFqP1js0

[fordtruckin]

I've been shot at on purpose hunting...course that was overseas lookin for Al Queda lol.

[marlin1]

Originally Posted by fordtruckin

I've been shot at on purpose hunting...course that was overseas lookin for Al Queda lol.

good one , Glad they missed hope your shooting was better

[pottymouth]

You always have to be aware of your surroundings, always when your shooting, but even if your just walking.

The hard one is when your in the bow zone and you get a couple of rifle shots wizzz near you, had that happen twice.

Holy, I'm shocked at how common this is. I got shot at once and F&W and the RCMP got involved. It was a major deal.

[sco22]

I have been shot at once and in the crosshairs twice.

We were hunting in Ft. Assiniboine about 10 years ago. Walked way back well before sunrise and found a nice cutline. Got all settled in and actually nodded off. I awoke to a truck driving down the cutline. It drove within 5 feet of me and I couldn't believe it since he had to go through some deep stuff to get a truck that far. They couldn't make it another 100 yards past where is was sitting so they dumped their quad and got ready to drive out. This would be wihthin 15 minutes of legal hunting. I couldn't believe it. I was there for 2 hours and these yahoos came driving in and now they were quadding. As I peered around the bush I settled into, one of the fellows wheels around his rifle, scopes me and says something to his buddy. That guy does the same thing. I flattened right down and belly crawled into the bush. Within about 20 seconds one shot came through the bush. I absolutely crapped myself and could barely muster a half scream, half bawl out. They hopped on their quad and took off. It must have taken me another 30 minutes to compose myself enough to look around the giant spruce I was nestled up to. I intended to leave a note on their truck but chose to let the air out of their truck tires instead.

Two other times, over the past 5 years, people have driven right into our land through the farm gate. I like to hunt the later part of the season right at the back in some hay bales. Both times the guys hopped out of their trucks and used their guns as binos. You don't even want to move for fear.

Jack*****es. . .

Cheers.

[wwbirds]

First time was hunting black ducks on a beaver pond in Northern Ontario and I guess a guy wanted to try to scare us out of his favoriote pot hole so let a few go in our general direction.
Second time was hunting antelope and left the truck to do a 600-800 yard stalk only to hear bulllets going over our head when we were 3-400 away from the herd. Guys had parked behind our truck and were taking shots at the herd we were stalking from the road 600-800+ yards away.
Third time my son and I had scouted a field near Buffalo for whitetails one evening with a view to catching them coming back into the river next morning. Before first light we were set up in the large collection coulee waiting when a truck chasing white tails across the field with 2 shooters in the back putting lead down the coulee in our direction.
People wonder why I try to find remote places to hunt, a few idiots out there with zero regard for safety or laws.
Another antelope hunt in 102 had us hiding on a fenceline waiting for a herd to get close enough when 2 guys opened up on them from the road in our general direction over our heads.
Far too common an occurence

[dennisb]

Got scoped once...I thought for sure it was my brother-in-law. From 400 yards away i began yelling and i was litterally going to kick the crap out of him until he came out of the bush a few minutes later on the opposite trail. Turns out it was a different hunter. I waited for 1.5 hrs after dark at his truck and he never showed. I know he was not far watching me and to afraid to talk to me.
Honestly...cant remember the last time i was that hot.

[greylynx]

Goose Hunting near Beaverhill Lake.

A red old dodge truck stopped on the road next to the wheat field.

We watched the window roll down and a barrel pointed out of the window.

Some idiot started shooting our decoys from the truck window.

The idiot realized they were decoys and took off.

[top predator]

I was shot with a 22. Buddy came out from rabbit hunting in deep snow. I was on the sled waiting. He tripped, gun went off. Boom, hit me in the thumb.

[Pixel Shooter]

Just once. West of Eckville. Had permission deer hunting right behind farmers home quarter. Sat up in a tree stand till dark. Came out on a cutline to an open field next quarter over to drag a deer out. Sat there chatting with my buddy for 5 minutes and watched a truck drive down a gravel road, lights on, it was dark, truck stopped, next thing you know is Im on the ground. The fence post I was leaning on was cut in half and I fel over hitting another log putting a nice gouge in my face, bleeding all over the place. took me a minute to figure out it was due to the fall. 1 minute later, shot again, then we can see a buck between this dumb ()#&^ truck and us, shot again, deer fell over. My buddy immediately fired right back, dead silence. not 3 minutes later two guys are walking thru the field looking for the deer, well wasnt long till we spoke words, more like a monologue. When he said sorry bud, couldnt see you guys out there I literally lost it, my buddy had to pry me off the dumb *(#$&^( when I took him to the ground.

Last words spoke was they better drag that deer out before we do, cause if we get your plate , your toast for soooooo many reasons. Never seen 2 grown men drag a deer out at Mach I, they hi-tailed it. I called the farmers house immediately to get him to get his plate numbers and got dealt with the next day. I now dont like walking out in the open fields at night, prefer to stay in the thick stuff to where it is safe. Scared the bejesus out of me

[PoorTurtle]

When I was 10ish, my older brother and I was shooting cans with a 22. We went to reset up the cans and my 5 year old sister picked up the gun and pulled the trigger. The bullet clipped my left ear. That was the last time we played with guns when the parents were gone.

[Canuk]

Wow turtle... that's sobering and will make you grow up in a hurry. Glad it didn't turn out worse.

[Mike_W]

Wow supprised how common this is. how many of you called these situations in and what was the outcome?

I have been scoped ......more times than I would like to know Im sure .......most recent was the rifle opener.....I watched this yahoo walk mach 1 up a cutline only to get to about 200 yards before he seen we to which he grabs his rifle and shoulders it only to see me waving my hands and flipping the bird buddy hid in the bush for over an hour. I would have loked to chat with him....but I had an elk to kill.

[Mum]

Not sure if they were shooting at us... but my husband and I were walking out of the bush through a field in the DARK. All of a sudden a truck stopped on the road ahead and two shots were fired. We both dropped in reaction! I assure you our flashlights went on right away... the truck took off. I always have my flashlight on after dark now.

[gatorhunter]

I am astounded as to the apparent frequency of hits and near misses related to firearm discharge in this thread. You folks wearing brown clothes when you hunt?

I never walk in low light without a head lamp on. If I see a vehicle slow down, I'm on the ground or flashing lights at the vehicle.

[Sooner]

I also had the Camp Wainright thing. First week of rifle season, most of the base closed. This was back when there was alot more bush and trails(10 yrs ago). First morning rush, guys driving everywhere. We parked off to the side of a trail at the base of a hill cause a buck ran across. We were going to walk after it a bit. Standing outside of my jeep all hell broke loose, somewhere above us shots were going. We could hear the bullets whizz through the tree tops. Whoever was shooting had no idea I bet we were there or knew there was a trail im sure. We said screw this and went to the annex and hunted there for the remainder of the hunt.

[Arn?Narn.]

Originally Posted by xtreme hunter10

I have been shot at I would say 5 times. I used to hunt a zone nick named saving private ryan. lots of elk, come the first day of rifle
season it sounds like world war 3. my hunting partner that lives in that area went out elk hunting.'we were walking down a cutline close to the tree line to a cut block when we hear the crack then the branches above us start moving as we can hear the bullet pass through them. we both look at each other then another crack! this time the bullet hits a tree truck 5ft from us we bailed onto the ground. we're looking at each other like WT?! i mouth the words hillbillies. my partner laughed. not sure why. we could hear them coming towards us we popped up both looking through the scopes, not sure why they are blindly shooting into the bush. they were about 150 yards away and heard them say " its just hunters"'and they left. We left the area and road hunted for deer, felt safer that way. Anyone else have something simular happen to them?

subsonic rounds???

perhaps you were being shot at...