Never.
This rule is now being strictly enforced by men with guns in Ontario.
Fred Thomas, a fashion enforcer in the Simcoe County Forests of Adjala-Tosorontio Township, took a deep sigh of relief after the judge said he did not do anything wrong when he accidentally shot Marianne Schmid, a white clad woman wandering in the woods during hunting season, on November 6, 2006.
Tracy McLaughlin in the Toronto Sun writes that "During the trial Thomas testified he had a clear sight of a buck in the forest about 46 metres away on the other side of the trail. He said the buck stopped and turned sideways and he fired two shots within seconds.
Thomas testified he waited between one and two minutes and then heard a 'whining' sound and went to look for the deer, but instead saw Schmid, who [sic] lives about 5 km from the forest, lying still on the trail with her headphones and MP3 beside her."
She was also wearing white. In the snow. Wearing white. In the snow. Listening to her tunes.
The judge said that Mr. Thomas followed all the rules of hunting and that was that.
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From the trial:
ReplyDelete"Did anyone go back into the bush?" asked Crown attorney Greg Barker. "No," he [Tom Dakin] answered. He said that, instead, all four hunters waited for police and an ambulance to arrive.
No matter the court's judgment, there will be a special place in hell for these four men.
"During the trial Thomas testified he had a clear sight of a buck in the forest about 46 metres away on the other side of the trail. He said the buck stopped and turned sideways and he fired two shots within seconds.
If 62 year old Thomas can't tell a buck from a human--especially at over 150 feet away--and I assume, through a scope, then he shouldn't have been hunting. If he couldn't make out signage at 150 feet while driving, he'd get his license pulled. But apparently not his hunting license.
BTW--This is what a buck looks like:
http://tinyurl.com/yf8mnv8
Doesn't bear a striking resemblance to an upright person wearing white.
Mr. Raposo,
ReplyDeleteYou make a very valid point about the driving license/ hunting license issue... i admit that I'm not familiar with the hunting licensing regs. for Ontario, but I'll take your word for it and assume that to be true without looking it up.
I've hunted in northern BC, however, and I don't agree with you at all in terms of the rest of your 'comment.'
Actually, that tragic and often fatal accident is very common during hunting season. Most of the time it is 'city slickers' like that who don't seem to know any better about how to act and what to don when in the wilderness. Just as 'street smarts' are important in the big city, 'wilderness smarts' are important in the woods during all seasons.
I empathize with the hunters as I'm sure they were very upset and in shock about the whole thing. I imagine, as many regulation abiding hunters would, that this group felt much remorse over the unfortunate incident.
I completely disagree with your stand about the court's decision... not to mention that it's not up to you to say where the hunters will go upon their death...!
Perhaps you are not an experienced hunter. You don't sound like someone who has ever been hunting!! But that's ok if you're a 'city slicker'... just don't make comments that make you sound like an ignoramus!!
ooh, and be sure to wear an orange vest if hiking in the wilderness this weekend... it's hunting season, ya' know...! lol ;-)