im in perry co. and it is wise to have alot of hunter orange on. have some real nut cases out hunting. used to oun a small store and one guy came in 3 diff. times buying slugs 8 boxes (40) total in one day
This is the real problem. Whether you call them slob hunters, nut cases or just plain idiots. As an example, I have 2 holes from a 30-06 in my shop wall about 5' apart. I was in the shop when they came through. These rounds were fired from a bit over a mile away by a young man who claimed to have been shooting at a coyote. This is one of the reasons why, regardless of state law, there will always be regulations around here imposed by the landowners as to what you will be allowed to use and where and how it will be allowed. Neighbors have had livestock shot, barns and silos shot and even farm equipment. Such things aren't done by the folks that live here but by either people we've trusted to allow to hunt or by people that just assume the world is their oyster and go where they please. Either way, the situations have been handled so that I don't believe there has ever been a reoccurrence by any of the same individuals once confronted.
The rifle and handgun laws are silly and confusing to those of us who know and understand firearms but there is a well intentioned basis for them. The only thing we can do is to try to educate the lawmakers. Socalled hunter education courses aren't going to help. They're nothing more than another revenue generator. One local instructor has accidentally shot himself not once, but twice.
Besides, you can't teach a fool to be anything other than a fool.
