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Greybeard · June 9, 2013, 05:30 PM

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publicat...ter_education/ Accident reports for the past 10 years indicate that, on average, 70 to 80% of the time, the triggermen/trigger women had never attended a hunter education class. Excerpts from 2012 summary:

TEXAS HUNTING
INCIDENT PROFILE
 Violated a cardinal rule of hunter
safety—incidents were preventable
 Average age in the twenties
 Hunted deer with rifle; hog with
handgun/rifle; or dove/quail with
shotgun
 Was not under the influence of alcohol
 Did not attend a hunter education
(safety) course or program
 Did not wear any type of hunter orange
clothing

The craziness is not limited to just younger people:
2011 FATAL INCIDENTS Included Male Shooters Ages 58 and 61.

June 9, 2013, 05:30 PM	#5
Greybeard Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2002 Location: Denton County Texas Posts: 686	http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publicat...ter_education/ Accident reports for the past 10 years indicate that, on average, 70 to 80% of the time, the triggermen/trigger women had never attended a hunter education class. Excerpts from 2012 summary: TEXAS HUNTING INCIDENT PROFILE  Violated a cardinal rule of hunter safety—incidents were preventable  Average age in the twenties  Hunted deer with rifle; hog with handgun/rifle; or dove/quail with shotgun  Was not under the influence of alcohol  Did not attend a hunter education (safety) course or program  Did not wear any type of hunter orange clothing The craziness is not limited to just younger people: 2011 FATAL INCIDENTS Included Male Shooters Ages 58 and 61. __________________ www.dentoncountysports.com A Private Palace for Pistol Proficiency Last edited by Greybeard; June 9, 2013 at 05:39 PM.