That is hard to hear something like that and especially when it involves kids and is tough for anyone. I hunted some land one time that my father and I had hunted. That year, dad couldn't make it so I went solo. Called the landowner and he said he had another guy hunting and that he'd like to meet before hunting. I went over to the landowner's house the evening before and met the guy. The property was split about in half by a highway and he asked which side I wanted. I picked one and he said "Don't cross the highway" and was really pushed that point beyond what it needed to be. I asked if he'd had a bad experience with another hunter out of curiosity. He said that a few years before he'd been shot and still had pellets in him. He was lucky. Guess we always try to be save in the woods but we can't control the actions of others. Makes me think whether I should consider wearing safety glasses which if you think about it wouldn't be a bad idea as it would protect the eyes from branches, etc that I seem to run into especially in the dark!!

Don't know if any of you recall the bike racer Greg Lemond who won a few Tour De France races. If I remember correctly, he was shot while turkey hunting by his brother-in-law and they couldn't remove some of the pellets. Anyway, they figured that the lead pellets still in his body got into his system and basically ruined his racing career as it really messed up his training. At least he is alive but just wanted to point out that lead in one's system, even though it may not kill you, can have bad effects after the fact.