Look at the size of that deer

[NDSportsman]

being charged seems a bit extreme... I totally support confiscating the animal and a significant fine, but not sure this should be criminal, if it was supposedly an accident.

I'm sure that's all he'll get. Maybe loss of hunting privileges and probation too. Not sure what you are saying about not being criminal. It's a crime to shoot the wrong species FFS!

 

[Davy Crockett]

Before Elk were common in the hills a neighbor was helping his teenage daughter fill a buck tag. A decent buck ran into a little clump of trees so he put her on post and walked it, he told her when he comes out shoot it. The first thing that came out , bull Elk and she shot it. They called the warden and she got a pretty stiff fine.

 

[Obi-Wan]

Oh yeah, the famous Minnetucky "sound" shot. I bet the first thing he told Johnny Law was that he heard a noise.

A person just can't make this shit up.

Didn't a minot air base guy shoot his wife out deer hunting on Mallard Island while shooting at a noise in the brush years back ?

 

[luvcatchingbass]

I'm sure that's all he'll get. Maybe loss of hunting privileges and probation too. Not sure what you are saying about not being criminal. It's a crime to shoot the wrong species FFS!

How about transportation of Mexican Vanilla Bean?

 

[Allen]

Didn't a minot air base guy shoot his wife out deer hunting on Mallard Island while shooting at a noise in the brush years back ?

That may be true, but it's the first time I've heard of it.

We've had plenty of dumbassery events in ND as well. Not sure we keep up with our neighbors to the east, but we've certainly had some honorable mentions, if not our own Hall Of Shame..

 

[Allen]

Yeah, the girl was not hit, and he never hunted again. I think the horse actually survived though. I don't recall where it was hit, but I know it was a shotgun slug.

I am pretty sure the horse was put down. Being from western ND, getting accustomed to the news articles out of Minnetucky was quite the personal accomplishment. But it has been quite a few years ago now.

being charged seems a bit extreme... I totally support confiscating the animal and a significant fine, but not sure this should be criminal, if it was supposedly an accident.

How would one assess a fine if there are no infractions of a law?