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Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!

by -HEd- , Posted to Fishing Buddy on 12/16/2009 2:16 PM | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
-HEd-

Joined: 11/30/2007
Location: ND

Saw this from a back home local newspaper...


"Kelso, Wash., police say a man used his compound bow to interrupt an apparent break-in at a nearby vacant home, wounding a fleeing man in the buttocks.

Police say the Kelso man grabbed his hunting bow late Sunday night and chased a suspected prowler for more than three blocks. When the fleeing man refused to stop, the bowhunter shot him with a broadhead arrow.

A 32-year-old Longview man later sought treatment at St. John Medical Center for an arrow wound to the left buttock. Doctors removed the arrow tip and the man was listed in satisfactory condition Monday.

Kelso Police Capt. Vern Thompson says there were no immediate arrests and the investigation continues. He says charges against both men are possible".

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Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by Fox Island Outfitter on 12/16/2009 2:49 PM | Reply #1 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Fox Island Outfitter
Joined: 02/25/2002
Location: ND

Charges against both men are possible!

What a crock!! I probably would have done the same thing!
The kill is the satisfying, indeed essential, conclusion to a successful hunt. But, I take no pleasure in the act itself. One does not hunt in order to kill, but kills in order to have hunted. Then why do I hunt? I hunt for the same reason my well-fed cat hunts...because I must, because it is in the blood, because I am the decendent of a thousand generations of hunters. I hunt because I am a hunter.- Finn Aagard
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by NDGixxerK7 on 12/16/2009 5:16 PM | Reply #2 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
NDGixxerK7
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Location: ND
Now I think the guy got what he deserved but I wouldn't be suprized if the archer gets into some trouble. Unless he had something of your possesion how do you "in legal aspects" justify chasing him for "three blocks" and then sticking him. if you are chasing you it would be fairly easy for the perps legal team to say you were not in danger and acted out of vengance.

Once again I say hell yeah! Nice shoot'n.  but would be interesting to hear what becomes of this.
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by Horsager on 12/16/2009 5:47 PM | Reply #3 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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The archer is screwed, even if he gets off criminally he'll be toast in civil court.  Sad but true I'm afraid.
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Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by Pro V1 on 12/16/2009 9:13 PM | Reply #4 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Pro V1
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Location: ND
I gotta agree with clay.  If he had caught him in "his" house and shot him in the house it would be a different story.

"Guns cause crime like fly's cause garbage"
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by Horsager on 12/16/2009 9:33 PM | Reply #5 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Horsager
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Location: ND
In fact, if the dude is in your house threatening your wife and kid, doesn't know you're behind him, and the arrow comes in the back and out the front, you're likely in deep doo doo.  Police won't charge you criminally, but in civil court, his lawyer will want to know why you didn't confront him before shooting, why you keep a bow in the house, and for goodness sakes why on earth would your broadheads be attached to arrows in your home?  I wish I were wrong.

Dude who teaches one of the CWP classes said you could be in the most rightous shoot, on video, in your home returning fire after all other avenues have been exhausted and even if you receive no criminal charges you're statistically likely to lose your home defending yourself in a civil wrongful death suit.  I wish he were wrong.  Unfortunately..........................
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Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by artycat on 12/16/2009 9:55 PM | Reply #6 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Don't shoot to wound. Dead men tell no tales.
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by Horsager on 12/16/2009 9:58 PM | Reply #7 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
Horsager
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artycat Said:
Don't shoot to wound. Dead men tell no tales.

They ain't the problem, it's their survivors lawyer you gotta be concerned with.
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Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by Mr. Buckmaster on 12/17/2009 00:55 AM | Reply #8 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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I agree with Horsager, he is in for a world of crap.  A bow is too silent for a good deterent.  I say nothing will get your attention like a shotgun having a round pumped into the chamber in a dark house.  Just saying that chasing that long and then stickin him is going to really bite HIM  in the A$$ in the long run.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and


degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is


worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing


to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a


miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so


by the exertions of better men than himself.


 


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Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by hard timer on 12/17/2009 07:52 AM | Reply #9 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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THATS AWSOME WONDER WHAT KIND OF BOW IT WAS. that would make a great super bowl commercial 4 any bow company......
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Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by guns4ever on 12/17/2009 09:09 AM | Reply #10 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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I agree with Clay.  The archer is screwed.  You cannot shoot someone unless you feel you life or someone elses life is being threatened.  And certainly can never shoot them in the back, as that means they are retreating.  A retreating person is not a threat.
"Lifes tough pilgrim, and it's even tougher if you're stupid"  --John Wayne
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by kdm on 12/17/2009 09:42 AM | Reply #11 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Location: ND
Tell that to a soldier in Afghanistan or Iraq.  A retreating taliban is normally all they do see.

IMO any person that has demonstrated the complete disregard for the law, the total disrespect for you and your home, and the audacity to enter your home uninvited is a threat regardless of their direction of travel.  Who's to say they won't be back later when it is only you wife and/or children at home?

That being said, should he have shot after a 3 block foot chase??????  I would have probably "checked fire" at that point.
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by guns4ever on 12/17/2009 12:56 PM | Reply #12 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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kdm Said:
Tell that to a soldier in Afghanistan or Iraq.  A retreating taliban is normally all they do see.

IMO any person that has demonstrated the complete disregard for the law, the total disrespect for you and your home, and the audacity to enter your home uninvited is a threat regardless of their direction of travel.  Who's to say they won't be back later when it is only you wife and/or children at home?

That being said, should he have shot after a 3 block foot chase??????  I would have probably "checked fire" at that point.


Are you for real?  You're comparing this to a war?
Is the person you've chased for 3 blocks threatening you?  Of course not, they're running from you.
"Lifes tough pilgrim, and it's even tougher if you're stupid"  --John Wayne
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by archer on 12/17/2009 1:17 PM | Reply #13 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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yeah, funny how a situation in Afganistan or iraq can get drug into this comparison? Like I have said all along, the NRA's biggest proplem are many of its members speaking on their behalf, or, speaking at all for that matter. Its scarey to think of who all qualifies as a weapons owner in this country. It would be interesting to know the actual criminal history of the guy who shot the bow! Sounds like an idiot shot an idiot to me.
 
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by kdm on 12/17/2009 1:46 PM | Reply #14 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Easy guns, I was not comparing this incident to the wars.  I was trying to accentuate the point that just because a person is running away, does not mean they cease being a threat.  I thought that point was made clear from my next statement, but I guess not.  Additionally, "to check fire" means to hold off and not pull the trigger.  Meaning I would not have shot the guy after a 3 block chase.   

   
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by guns4ever on 12/17/2009 1:57 PM | Reply #15 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Huh?

kdm Said:
Tell that to a soldier in Afghanistan or Iraq.  A retreating taliban is normally all they do see.
"Lifes tough pilgrim, and it's even tougher if you're stupid"  --John Wayne
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by ggenthusiast on 12/17/2009 2:12 PM | Reply #16 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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archer Said:
Its scarey to think of who all qualifies as a weapons owner in this country.


I didn't know you had to "qualify" to own a weapon in this country.  All along I've thought the right to bear arms was covered by an amendment to the constitution.....

I say to hell with that pot o' gold.
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by pots_20 on 12/17/2009 2:22 PM | Reply #17 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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 Toss the bow so you can run faster and catch the bastard.
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by kdm on 12/17/2009 3:34 PM | Reply #18 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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guns4ever Said:
I agree with Clay.  The archer is screwed.  You cannot shoot someone unless you feel you life or someone elses life is being threatened.  And certainly can never shoot them in the back, as that means they are retreating.  A retreating person is not a threat.

kdm Said:
Tell that to a soldier in Afghanistan or Iraq.  A retreating taliban is normally all they do see.
This was said in an attempt to make the point that just because a person is retreating, doesn't eliminate them as a threat.    
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by Jiffy on 12/17/2009 3:52 PM | Reply #19 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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If they're in my house I'll take my chances, back to me or not they are getting ventilated.

You can't fricken chase them down and shoot them 3 blocks away though.....stupid. 
Re: Man gets the shaft, and broadhead!
by bobkat on 12/18/2009 09:58 AM | Reply #20 | "Quote" | "Quick Reply" |
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Though I applaud the  arrow in the azz sentence the bad guy recieved, it'd be pretty hard to justify chasing a guy for 3 blocks before ventilating him.   Next time shoot him from the front and call it self defense while protecting the neighbor's house. 

Clay, Burt Reynolds got away with harvesting the bad hillbilly hick with a broadhead in Deliverance!    Correction, he didn't tag him immediately, but there were no game wardens around!  
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