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dsmith@atlastele.com (Doug Smith) writes:

>In article <1992Nov13.031054.24594@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> jcs@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (john.c.schwebel) writes:
>>Text of Article Follows from The New York Times, 11/12/92:
>>
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>>MORRIS, Conn., Nov. 11 (AP) - A jogger on a dirt road was shot
>>and killed today by a deer hunter in this town in rural
>>northwestern Connecticut, the state police Said.
>>   The state police said the victim, Kevin Ellioott, 33 years old,
>>of Terryville, was running on Pitch Road near the Pitch Reservoir
>>when he was killed by a single blast from a shotgun. He was
>>wearing a blue jogging suit, the police said.
>
>I know little about guns and even less about hunting, but do people
>use shotguns to hunt deer with? Don't you need to be close to
>your target when using a shotgun? Also, isn't it illegal to discharge
>a firearm across a road?

yes. yes. yes.

where i come from hunting deer with a high-powered rifle is illegal
because there are too many people about. shotguns have a much shorter
range. in many areas it is illegal to discharge a firearm across a
road.

several years ago i was shot at (but fortunately not hit) by an
irresponsible, probably drunken, 'weekend hunter'. i was near a
hedgerow in an unmowed hayfield, and i was wearing a flourescent orange
(hunter-safety orange) down vest. while i admit to having brown eyes,
the rest of me doesnt look a whole lot like a deer. what this goof
thought he was doing i will never know as i thought it more prudent to
leave the area than approach this individual and point out his mistake.

it is *not safe* in the country during hunting season. the great
majority of hunters are responsible individuals engaging in a legal and
to them enjoyable sport. however, all it takes is one irresponsible,
juvenile idiot to frighten, maim, or kill you. don't run on back
country roads. don't go into woods, hayfields or brushy areas. if you
see cars parked alongside a road, assume there are hunters about and
choose another area to run in.

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