Coyote hunter killed
 

This happened here in northwest ohio about twenty miles from my town. Coyote hunter was killed when another hunter was in the same area. The other hunter was spotlighting and seen eyes and took the shot. Heres the link to the complete story. http://www.limaohio.com/story.php?IDnum=21560

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What a drag! Sad story that you don't like to hear!

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i feel real bad to him. poor guy.

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Horrible story. However i don't think thata humans eyes reflect in the dark like a deer coyote etc...i believe it has to do with the rods and cones in the eye. Regardless its bad news.

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i didnt think theglowed in the dark as well but i could be wrong. haha what if they didnt . then i could be a murder and this was a cover up.. lol there goes theinvestigator in me again..haha

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This is a very rare accident. I've varmint and coonhunted at night all my life and have never even come close to shooting another person or wrong type of animal. I have only heard of one other example of this type of accident (under legal circumstances) in my life.

I find it almost as disturbing that some folks in the deer hunting thread are using this isolated incident as an excuse to bash all forms of night hunting.

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Every cartridge ever made has left the factory with at least one flaw. Once the bullet leaves, it can never come back. That's why hunters have to be sure of their target and what is beyond before taking a shot. Even when hunting at night. Taking the time to verify the target may cost a coyote or two every now and then, but they can always be called in another day.

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Terrible accident...

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10-4 good Buddy!

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Very sad. My heart goes out to his family

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I don't know the full story on this,but with Ohio being a shotgun only state this had to be close range. It seems like they would have figured each other out,but again i don't know all the details.

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:(:(:(:(:(:(:(best wishes, sad story

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I agree with N.Tex...anyone who shoots at a set of eyes needs to hang it up and consider a hobby with less responsibility!!!!

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Very sad, my heart goes out to the family and kids. I'm not sure of the details either but I spoke with district four here in ohio and they confirmed for me when it comes to coyote at night anything goes as far as cal. of gun.

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In Deer season it's shotgun only. But for groundhog and coyote any type of gun is fair game. I asked a DNR about it one time and he said with most of ohio being flat if you miss at a deer and your bullet may be three to four feet off the ground and then hit a near by house. but he said with yotes and hogs your most likely aiming at the ground and if you miss the bullet should impact the ground not to far from the mis or pass through shot. I think its kinda weird but I dont argue with him cause I would hate to start huntinggroundhogs with just my .22 cal. Thanks for all the thoughts, just thought it would help everbodys defensive hunting skills while out in the woods.

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Humans don't have a tapetum lucidum in their eyes so they don't "glow" under a spotlight. Sounds like somebody dumber than a rock is trying to justify their stupidity.

AK Jeff