Accidental shooting Delamere

[NDSportsman]

Just fricking terrible and completely avoidable tragedy that should never happen. Don't mix booze and guns! Always make sure of your target and beyond! If there's ever any doubt don't pull the trigger! You cannot take back a bullet once it's fired!

 

[1lessdog]

Published: Jan. 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM MST|Updated: 3 hours ago
MILNOR, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Authorities in Ransom County are investigating a shooting incident that occurred Friday night, January 2, near Milnor.

Deputies from the Ransom County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for medical assistance around 8:30 p.m. in the 7500 block of 145th Avenue Southeast.

Upon arrival, officials located a 23-year-old man who reported being struck by gunfire.

According to the victim, an unknown vehicle drove past his location and fired shots. The victim was treated at the scene by emergency medical personnel and subsequently transported for further medical care. His current condition has not been released.

The Ransom County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating the incident. They are receiving assistance from the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NDBCI), the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Authorities are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the Ransom County Sheriff’s Office.

Copyright 2026 KVLY. All rights reserved

 

[BrokenBackJack]

I wonder is the victim was on his knees cutting into the hut or something like that? Regardless, it is a terrible thing to happen!!

 

[NDSportsman]

I wonder is the victim was on his knees cutting into the hut or something like that? Regardless, it is a terrible thing to happen!!

That's what it sounds like, he was on his hands and knees. But you should be able to tell the difference between a man and a dog or don't be out there shooting!

 

[Zogman]

^^^^^^^^^^ AGREE!

 

[labhunter66]

Published: Jan. 7, 2026 at 8:01 AM MST|Updated: 3 hours ago
MILNOR, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Authorities in Ransom County are investigating a shooting incident that occurred Friday night, January 2, near Milnor.

Deputies from the Ransom County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for medical assistance around 8:30 p.m. in the 7500 block of 145th Avenue Southeast.

Upon arrival, officials located a 23-year-old man who reported being struck by gunfire.

According to the victim, an unknown vehicle drove past his location and fired shots. The victim was treated at the scene by emergency medical personnel and subsequently transported for further medical care. His current condition has not been released.

The Ransom County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating the incident. They are receiving assistance from the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NDBCI), the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

Authorities are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the Ransom County Sheriff’s Office.

Copyright 2026 KVLY. All rights reserved

It's also illegal to shoot from the motor vehicle. This is appears to be, at a minimum, a case of gross negligence and the shooters should be dealt with severely.

 

[1lessdog]

It's also illegal to shoot from the motor vehicle. This is appears to be, at a minimum, a case of gross negligence and the shooters should be dealt with severely.

You can shoot Fox and Coyotes from a motor vehicle as long as it's not moving. But what he did was wrong.

 

[labhunter66]

You can shoot Fox and Coyotes from a motor vehicle as long as it's not moving. But what he did was wrong.

Not while night hunting. While night hunting it is a requirement that you are hunting exclusively on foot.

Night Hunting Season. Red Fox, gray fox, and coyote may be taken with firearms and pre-charged pneumatic air guns at any hour during the night hunting season from November 24, 2025, through May 31, 2026. Beginning January 5, 2026, hunters can also use archery equipment (including crossbows) for night hunting of red fox, gray fox, and coyotes. Any person who engages in the hunting of red fox, gray fox, or coyotes during the time from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, must hunt exclusively on foot.

 

[Davy Crockett]

I've never called at night so no idea how they act but would limiting night hunting to shotguns make sense ?

 

[Kurtr]

I've never called at night so no idea how they act but would limiting night hunting to shotguns make sense ?

No then there is really no use for thermals or NV can just use lights at that point

 

[lunkerslayer]

I wonder is the victim was on his knees cutting into the hut or something like that? Regardless, it is a terrible thing to happen!!

I was going to say the same thing, if he was opening a feeder hut on all fours and most likely of a small profile in the scope it could be the reason why. The problem though is why didnt they check the shot jist in case they didnt kill the coyote. Very unethical way to hunt

 

[Coyote_guy]

I was going to say the same thing, if he was opening a feeder hut on all fours and most likely of a small profile in the scope it could be the reason why. The problem though is why didnt they check the shot jist in case they didnt kill the coyote. Very unethical way to hunt

I hope this isn't the case, but it wouldn't surprise me if the hunt started and ended at the bar...After a couple beers, driving around scanning for coyotes sounded like a good idea. No sense in going out to check out what you shot, the truck is warm and theres beer in the cab.

Some guys just shouldn't be hunting..In the daylight or night. One definitely needs to use their brain while night hunting though. Not everything out moving around at night, giving off a heat signature is a predator to shoot at.

 

[Allen]

I will say this: The details released thus far are quite damning. Innocent trapper gets shot by someone (pair of someones), that may have been shooting out of a vehicle in violation of ND law. At the minimum, this is extremely bad decision making on the part of the shooter and may be deserved of legal ramifications. For anyone who has never trapped muskrats, I've trapped muskrats in my day and we ran the traps even in the dark because the rats were active at certain times of the night, so you could up your catch by including a night run (or two) on the trap line.

That being said, let's leave the hanging up to the legal system. We are working on incomplete information at a minimum, and possibly incorrect information given the track record of our media and the rumor mill. Great for lynching someone, not great for arriving at the facts. Because truth be told, not many of us are probably a fan of getting crucified by someone who doesn't have all the information at their disposal.

Like all of you, I am unbelievably saddened by this happening to anyone, but I want the facts...pure and simple. Because, well...sometimes shit happens.

BTW, I have been shot at a couple of times while out hunting. Including a time where my ex and I were in near full orange during deer gun season and we had bullets impacting about 20-30 yds from us while standing in the middle of a ~100 acre wheat stubble field from a teenager who was being taught how to road hunt by his father. The deer were running about 60-70 yds from us between the shooter and us. So, I absolutely get the importance of knowing your backdrop, I am just thinking we may not yet know all we need to know to hang these "hunters". My ex was in absolute tears as I told her to hit the deck and fired a couple of shots from my shotgun to scare the deer away. (we had just filled our deer tags in the same field, only to then observe a bunch of grouse land in the treetops, so we went back after them with scatter guns). It wasn't a good feeling, and I hunted those hunters down!

 

[Allen]

FWIW, the above happened out by the Pump House on Corps of Engineers land SW of Williston. I...will...never...forget...it.

 

[Davy Crockett]

Saturday night two hunters were out hunting Coyote with thermals. They shot what they thought was a Coyote on a slough. They never went to check on it. But instead went to a bar and talked about it. That when the law was called. They shot a young man from a Hutterite Colony who was checking his Muskrat traps and is now paralyzed from the neck down.

I was told thermals. But with full moon could have been hunting in the moon light.

Anyone else hear anything

Richland sheriff said its being investigated

Was it the bar that called them in ? Hard to put 2 and 2 together so far. Sad that this happened , the ONLY possible good thing that can come out of this is people get educated.

 

[Silver]

My first thought is this is not good.....
Second thought....never went to check if they hit the target?
Third thought....why is the young man checking his muskrat traps at night?

I did not mean to paint the innocent victim as the bad guy. I apologize if anyone took it that way.
There were a couple of legitimate responses as to why traps are checked at night.
The victim and his family are in my prayers.

 

[johnr]

I was sitting in the Linton bar 15 plus years ago, and some drunken jackass was bragging about shooting out the windows on some small town fire hall on their way to the bar.
I never reported anything, and have regretted not doing so since then, hopping someone did.

 

[Jiffy]

I’m here to tell ya boys, shooting out the window after dark isn’t a new thing.

 

[johnr]

I’m here to tell ya boys, shooting out the window after dark isn’t a new thing.

Nor is drinking and shooting after dark. Or any awful shit that happens. Its no good either way, and at some point could have been one of us.