without beating the father anymore all I can say is as a father my heart hurts reading about this

A tradgedy for sure, I can't even imagine.

I feel sorry for the boy and his mother, as for the father my thoughts mirror Matts.

What ever happened to Know your Target and Beyond

I just dont see how anyone can mistake a person for a turkey or deer.

Too many people shoot at a sound without knowing what made the sound.

Man that sucks for the mother and son. The father will have to live with this forever, it has already killed him, he just does not know it.

As for "How it can Happen" think abut this, 75% of car seats for infants are installed wrong, it takes 5 mins to get it in correctly. Parents can not take 5 mins to get it right.
In a nut shell as a society we have become lazy and stupid[&:]

Another link to the story.

http://www.wxii12.com/news/15945439/detail.html

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http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/04/21/dnt.dad.shoots.son.kare

agreed, this is all about knowing what you're doing! sorry but shooting a dog, a person, a house, a car, isn't acceptable.

agreed, 9yo shouldn't be hunting alone, with a gun? away from his dad?

a rule I seem to recall, maybe others do not....."don't shoot at something unless you're certain of what it is, and what's behind it or in the way"

just plain ridiculous!

Maybe people who have "accidents" should have their rights restricted.....

Accidents do occurr, but we need to limit them, or at least try to, and educate people on how to, I remeber not shooting a pheasant more than once, because of how low he was flying, and either a dog or person was in the way, also swinga gun to follow a bird.....people need to develop their eyesight....ie know whats around them and aware of these things, like hey if this bird gets up and flies left, Bob's over there, so be careful

however I worry this will fall on deaf ears and these people who cause "accidents" will continue to exist, I worry about one of them around me.....I sure hope I never cause one, but as much as I worry about me, I worry about the guy near me, or off in the distance....

Quick story, 2 years ago antelope hunting, rifle, 2 guys went over a ridge, both were hunters hunting antelope like us, however no blaze orange, then antelope appear between us and the other hunters, on a ridge......passed up the shot, and in this scenario I feel those guys could have been shot accidentaly but their own fault, reason we have blaze orange I feel is for that long range shot when you can't see a guy in camo behind the game you plan to shoot,

Sorry for the cliche', but we all have to purchase a license in order to go afield, but no one needs a license to have children. My prayers go out to a family that lost a young life. As for the father, he'll live with his decision to pull that trigger.

Very sad story. I feel bad for him and all who knew him and loved him. I also feel bad for the father because he'll have to live with that every minute of every day. Can't imagine it! This being said, he must have been high on something to make that kind of "mistake" at such close range!