Hiker fatally shot by bear hunter

[linda22003]

faygokid (1000+ posts) Sun Aug-03-08 06:26 PM
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Who the fuck mistakes a 54 year old woman for a bear?
Get real.

Aren't bears huge? It's actually a pretty reasonable question.

[movie buff]

It reminds me of a scene from an episode of Married With Children. Al Bundy was relaying to his family how a fat woman entered his shoe store and asked what he'd recommend wearing for a hike in the woods. Al suggested a large sign she could hang on her back which would say, "Don't shoot. From the front, I look human."

Defendandprotect is a typical brainless uber- feminist nutjob.

[biccat]

Aren't bears huge? It's actually a pretty reasonable question.

Black bear sizes

Males — 250 lbs. (range from 125 lbs. to over 600 lbs.)
Females — 150 lbs. (range from 90 lbs. to over 300 lbs.)

Black bears are common in Washington State, and they're not a lot different in size than humans, when standing on their back feet (~5 feet to their head). So it's very possible to make a mistake.

[linda22003]

OK, so the size is not out of the question. Do bears usually wear blue ponchos? That's what some of the articles said the woman was wearing.

[Shannon]

Yeah faygokid, she had evidence on Lord Rove and was going to a secret
meeting with Will Pitt when...:eek::D

No shit. I was thinking the same thing. Too funny.:D

[Claret1995]

DU stupidity aside, you NEVER point your gun at something you don't want to kill and you NEVER point your gun at something unless you are 100% certain of your target.

PERIOD.

I am ALWAYS amazed that KKKarl knows where these people are at all times. Rove is a true god. I'll bet he took that shot all the way from his home in DC.

[Aklover]

Alcohol involved in the incident?

[AmPat]

OK, so the size is not out of the question. Do bears usually wear blue ponchos? That's what some of the articles said the woman was wearing.

It isn't unusual to have a tragic hunting accident. The Blue poncho would not have stood out with surrounding green foliage. The blue would not have triggered instant recognition to the human eye, especially in a low light condition with shading from foliage. Hunters wear bright flourescent Orange vests and hats that stand out from the blue-green spectrum.

I attended a trial of a man who shot his hunting partner while turkey hunting. The man was obviously bigger than a turkey yet the shot was still taken. Bad things happen.