Running during hunting season (Read 907 times)

Less likely to get shot running down the road than through the woods.

You sure? I'd think the statistics of gunshot victims would not support this hypothesis.

Being a hunter myself (I always coincide my yearly running downtime with my favorite fall pasttime!), I hate to say it but there is a small but overly visible segment I will not even call hunters that scare me. While running near private land where hunting is occuring does not phase me, public hunting land does. This is because private land hunters are primarily family members or those trustworthy enough to get permission. Public land hunters are not so filtered and generally include the unsavory yahoos that no self-respecting property owner would let on their property. I would not run any wooded trails through hunting land. While I still rack my brain to imagine how these "I thought she was a bear/turkey/deer" incidents can even happen (you have to be pretty stupid and not verifying your target with any kind of reasonable, sane certainty!) the fact is a small number do happen each year and I would not want to be a statistic. Staying to the open roads is much safer.

I will run in town for next few weeks because I live in the woods a hot spot for hunters. MN has a terrible record of hunting accidents, I don't plan to be a part of one. AND if you're a hunter, please be careful, don't shoot unless you know it's a freaken deer.

Yeah, the # is MI is pretty terrifying, too.

What absolutely makes me ponder to scream or cry is the kids that killed. I know it will again this year. Somebody goes out with their kid, doesn't pay attention to where they are, see 'something' move and shoots. So easily preventable.

Not during Gun Deer season, but it only lasts 10 days. For small game / bird / Deer Bow / muzzle loading season - I do not alter my running route.

Ditto. Only our rifle season is 16 days, which sucks. Bow and other gun seasons don't worry me, since bow requires that a hunter be a lot closer to the target and there's not nearly as many of them out there during the small game seasons or non-rifle seasons...they all tend to go way up North, too. Not much activity around here.

Given the number of home invasions in the US, I wouldn't bet on it. MTA:Strictly statistcally speaking, I mean.

Are you planning something? Should I be worried?

Are you planning something? Should I be worried?

Nah....I'm too lazy to commit crimes.

do you know if the guy got charged? you'd think reckless use of a firearm or something at least. the cop probably knew the hunter and was looking for someone else to blame for the situation. he probably spent the rest of the day telling some woman who was raped that she should not have been wearing such a purty dress.