While I can't even imagine how this guy feels to have killed his son.....

YOU DO NOT SHOOT AT SOUNDS
YOU DO NOT SHOOT AT MOVEMENT

What part of SAFETY do we not seem to understand?! BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET! Basic, basic, basic hunter safety here.

This isn't the only story I've heard like this though, and I've heard similar accounts since I was old enough to hunt (nearly 30 years ago). So, it would seem that there ARE some hunters out there in the field with us that we should ALL beware of? Do we look at one of them in the mirror in the morning?

Folks, in all seriousness - Inexcusable. Completely preventable. Bad as I feel for this guy, he failed his ultimate hunter safety test. IMO - turn in your guns, you're done.

Edit: And for those of you who will inevitably curse me for my "lack of compassion", imagine this: A little boy, who's probably excited to do ANYTHING with his Dad. Goes hunting. Dadends his life in an "accidental" shooting.

- What about that little boy and his dreams?

- What about his mother and sisters, who probably said goodbye to him the night before, knowing he and Dad were going out early to hunt the next morning, but not knowing it'd be the last "goodbye"?

- Just what is "accidental" aboutany shooting, versus - say - slipping on a log while stepping over it? Shooting is, at its very core, aVERY deliberate action.

He's going to need a lot of help to get over this. His faith and his family for certain. They absolutely must muster up enough love to forgive him. And he'll have to muster the courage (in time) toforgive HIMSELF.