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Rusty.....I am no longer a hunter. Learned it and used it as a lad, but just gave it up at a point when I figured the best way to shoot 'em was with a Nikon, and to do my gathering at H.E.B. I respect the tradition of hunting passed down from generation to generation. I detest the "trophy hunting" aspect of it. As far as this incident, only the parties involved can fully understand what happened, and whether they could have prevented it. It was without question, a tragedy and a life altering experience for the families of those involved. There is no acceptable substitute for prevention. Hopefully, some who read of this accident, and looked at their children and grandchildren on this Father's Day, were so moved by the grief that this family endures, that it is burned into their mind to a point that they will double check the safety, or wait until they are in their deer stand or duck blind to chamber up that first round. To the grandpa that was holding the...
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