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January 28, 2014, 03:47 PM | #1 |
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Safer hunting now available.
I heard this featured on a tech slot on the BBC as I drove home from an abysmal IPSC performance.
Anyway I heard a piece on a new gizmo that was supposed to reduce the risk of hinting accidents where people are mistaken for game in the heat of the moment and I thought some people would be interested. It is a system that uses a combination of scope mounted lasers and reflective garments on shooting party members as I understand it. I suppose the weakness is that it does not help ID people who are not kitted up with the special clothing. It seems unrealistic to expect all hunters to buy the clothing markers in case someone has this tagging system mounted in the area. All the same if you're in a group in dense brush it could be a good idea. Regardless of the outcome a safe hunt has to be a good hunt!! Here is a link to the story.
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January 28, 2014, 04:06 PM | #2 |
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it's kindof redundant to the 3rd rule of firearm safey, be sure of your target and beyond. if you can't see what you are shooting at then you shouldn't be shooting in the first place... nice idea though, would render blaze orange unnecessary in regions that require it.
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I agree but according to the stats toted on the program, many people are injured in hunting accidents and often by members of their own group and so there definitely are some who shoot while flaunting that rule, but is it others who pay the price.
One issue would be if those likely to be negligent in their shooting safety are then likely to have the safety consciousness to invest in the system... It seems to me that those who would consider this a wise buy are probably conscientious enough to not make foolhardy shots in the first place.
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January 28, 2014, 05:25 PM | #5 |
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Part of the problem is people tend to see what they want/expect to see.
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January 28, 2014, 06:24 PM | #6 |
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A solution to a non-existent problem. At least here in the U.S.
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January 28, 2014, 07:48 PM | #7 |
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"According to the International Hunter Education Association, approximately 1,000 people in the US and Canada are accidentally shot by hunters every year, and just under a hundred of those accidents are fatalities."
Just in the US, we have some 14 million deer/elk hunters, plus small game and migratory birds. The usual comment is "a solution, looking for a problem". |
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Why would I expect someone who can't/won't follow the basic rules of firearms handling to be able to run/operate/follow this device?
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I understand that this system is supposed to alert you that you are pointing your gun at a person, precisely because the you have already mistaken them for a deer. Some clearly think this is not a useful thing to have, but I can't see why it does any actual harm. It may be adopted as an additional safety measure that one group of fellow hunters decide to include to further reduce the chances of an accident.
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The drawback is that everyone in the field would have to be wearing the reflective strips and have the device on their gun.
And the kind of hunter who would be the most likely to shoot somebody would have neither.
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Here in Pennsylvania on the opening day of deer season, we have more armed people in the woods than are in the combined armed forces.
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Wish they would come out with a gizmo on hunting guns that if you pointed your gun at another hunter in the field, a 'trunk monkey' came out and thumped you square in the groin.
One good application... lesson learned. |
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^^^^^THIS^^^^^^ As the great Ron White says, "You can't fix stupid"
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January 29, 2014, 11:22 AM | #15 |
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William Blake:All attempts at foolproofing are folly,for the genius of the fool is infinite"
Another problem I see:Crony Captialism.This begins a misguided entrepeneurs attempt at innovation..."I can remove human responsibility and replace it with expensive technology" Life is not a video game. Enter government:"We are the government and we are here to help" Soon,non-shooting,non-hunting politicians have an emotional headline to work with. The people who will push it do not like guns or hunting. Why did Ruger and S+W just stop selling to California?Another stupid idea . |
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Wow. Typical idea of the times, which is generally backed by ignorance of the subject at hand. Let's invent a fancy gadget and make people buy special clothes, and maybe we can prevent a hunting accident.
That's way better than teaching people to identify their target as an animal before they put their scope on it, and certainly before they shoot at it. This concept is so simple, yet there are folks who ignore it. I understand that. A fancy gadget scope is not going to stop them. Everyone having to buy and wear the special clothes makes it completely unfeasible. Quote:
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Maybe something like this should be mandated for hunters as well:
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...but how many would? Oooh, I see something, what is it? Whoops, just another hunter. Quote:
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Hunting "accidents" are definitely NOT a non-existent problem based on the millions spent each year to keep it from happening via special clothing, hunter education programs, hunter legislation, etc. However, the proposed response in the story is simply not a good solution.
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Worth repeating over and over again. Especially the 'and beyond' portion. And I say that due to the fact that when that trophy of a lifetime steps out in front of us, it's very easy to get tunnel vision on the trophy and not think where the projectile is going to end up when it passes through our target. |
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This is not about avoiding mistakes. It is about putting the brakes on when a mistake has already been made and could be about to get a lot worse. I should point out to all reading this. I am neither for nor against this product. I can see its pros and cons and I can see them with the detachment of someone who has no vested interest. I simply heard about it and so posted it for general consumption, but not to promote it.
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Thanks, Pond.
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Truth is I agree with pretty much all the points that have been made so far. I just felt it may have come across as though I was particularly in favour of it.
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In an earlier life, I had a pack of beagles and we did a lot of rabbit hunting in the swamps and thickets of Louisiana. Lots of areas there, you couldn't see 20 yards, but we all used shotguns and could follow the progress of the dogs by ear. Many times, as many as a dozen hunters would be spread out over several acres, watching holes in the foliage or along creek banks for the rabbit that ran 50-60 yards ahead of the beagles.
The hunt-master would give a good safety briefing in the morning and insured that everyone wore hunter's orange. Lots of awareness, also a lot of fun. We had folks from pre-teens to grandfathers out there, having a ball, listening to the dogs and shooting rabbits. Great fun. We didn't need any electronic gizmos, but I can see the utility of such a device, especially when other hunters are concealed by head-high brush. |
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