Does this give you a reason to like Cheney?

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Scrooge McSam

This is true, but in no way absolves Cheney of responsibility. It is the responsibility of the shooter to identify the target and what is beyond it. Most any hunter education program can clear this up for you if my word does not suffice.

Do you know the blast pattern of birdshot? Have you ever hunted birds? When flowing the flight path of birds and aiming through sites, you must know that all members of the hunting party are not in the line of the flight path, predictable because they will fly in the opposite direction of the dogs that scare them out of the brush.

But wait! Cheney did know about all members of the hunting party.....except the one that came back unannounced.

Sigh.

The hunting safety you are referring to is regarding ground based game. You never fire a rifle or arrow at a land based target without knowing what was behind it. This is not possible when following the flight path of birds.

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Do you know the blast pattern of birdshot?

Yes

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Have you ever hunted birds?

I grew up and live now in rural Mississippi. YES, I have hunted birds (quail and dove), deer (gun and bow), rabbit, and squirrel. I am not an avid hunter now, but had some fun with it in scouts (I am an eagle scout with a marksmanship merit badge, if you want ancient history) and in high school.

So that's 2 people who's hunting experience you've questioned so far. What's your experience?

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Sigh.

Tough day?

I don't know why you're so upset with me anyway. My first comment on this was "I'm not one to want to see Cheney strung up for this". And I don't. This was clearly an accident. But I do realize where the responsibility lies, whether you do or not.