Not accidental
Shooting at Reelfoot
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Not making light of this but this happens at Cheatham every time birds fly.
PJones
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He and his friend were duck hunting this morning. They were approached by another duck hunter over swing ducks and got into an argument. The man shot him and his friend
backyardtndeer
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What a shame, no duck or deer is worth losing life over. I know folks on both ends of the spectrum who duck hunt. Stresses of the world today may push someone on the edge right over it. Very sad, prayers going out for the victims families.
I can't imagine ever pointing a gun at someone unless they were attacking me or family.
It will be interesting to hear the shooter's story.
It will be interesting to hear the shooter's story.
DoubleRidge
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Sad....and ridiculous.....prayers for the families involved on all sides...just terrible.
dang man i hate to here this. like others have said its just a duck
PJones
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I'm not to sure he is around anymore to give his side
I figure the pos will off himself before they catch him
DoubleRidge
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I thought the exact same thing
flyinpro
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Excuse my ignorance but what exactly is "Swing Shooting". I understand being in a blind and shooting left to right, but between blinds???
whole things sounds criminal to me. Prayers
whole things sounds criminal to me. Prayers
When a blind is working birds and they make circles around the hole sometimes they will fly over other blinds
If you shoot at them that is swing shooting
Not a cool practice in the duck hunting world
Well the latest information I have is he was disarmed so if he used a shotgun he won't be able to shoot himself
Dunno if there was a pistol involved
Maybe a local will find him and save the trial
When you are on open water, you can see several blinds around. They have to be a certain distance away but cant recall the exact rule. But just say you are working some ducks and they are circling your blind checking you out. If they swing out wide enough, and get within what the other guys think is a reasonable shot in the next blind, they could shoot at the ducks that you are working.
Edit: Ruger explained it better
WilcoKen
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A very common occurrence on public land. Say my blind is working ducks and they will tend to "swing" around the field for 1 or 2 passes. While swinging, they will pass in the vicinity of a neighboring blind and get shot at (usually way out of range) and the ducks I was working are now gone. It happens all the time.
Levee Jumper
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Dang... I hate to hear this. Prayers for all involved.
When everybody has a gun, cooler heads must prevail.
When everybody has a gun, cooler heads must prevail.
dralarms
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What is swing shooting. Never mind.
So is swing shooting legal but not ethical?
sharpshooter
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You got it.
X-Tennessean
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Out of respect for all involved I will remain silent. I wish we as a group would show respect and do the same. NO I was not there but know 1 of each of the parties involved and know one REALLY well. Neither of us know what caused it to escalate and therefore no need to be calling anyone names or wishing bad upon them.
I will say IT WAS NOT OVER SHOOTING SWINGING DUCKS..
Lets pull together and offer prayers to all involved and their families.
I will say IT WAS NOT OVER SHOOTING SWINGING DUCKS..
Lets pull together and offer prayers to all involved and their families.
