Man killed in hunting fight

[Rapier]

Thanks Pete for the clarification. Wow, that makes a whole new story out of the incident for sure. Not good that this was even reported as a hunting incident by the papers.
Best,
Ed

[Okie Hog]

My wife and I own three hunting properties in two OK counties. We bought those places for hunting, fishing and recreation: There are no cattle or horses on our property. We paid for those properties
and we pay the taxes on them. They were fenced and posted at considerable expense. I plant 12 acres of game plots every year and provide supplemental food for the game. Our property is posted as provided for in OK law. Only one place ever had a big problem with trespassers and that was because of a hunting club that had leased a
big place across the road.

I am a reaonable man who treats everyone like he wants to be treated. People do make mistakes and trespass without knowing it. However, it really does infuriate me when some perp knowingly trespasses on our property. I will approach every trespasser I see on our land. The guy with the 4 wheeler was arrested by me at gun point. He is now serving a life sentence for crimes he did in TX.

OK is a little different from the eastern states. If a guy threatens you on your own land in this state he can be shot. The prosecutors here are not even required to take a good shoot to the grand jury.

[Swift]

Adam, I applaud your conviction.

Just remember there is always someone out there with a screw loose who is faster on the draw.

Stay safe.

[fabsroman]

Originally Posted by Swift

Adam, I applaud your conviction.

Just remember there is always someone out there with a screw loose who is faster on the draw.

Stay safe.

That is what I was going to write last night, and then decided not to. Also, when there are two or more people, it really makes it tough to win a gun fight. It just isn't worth it in my opinion. Law enforcement is trained for that kind of stuff.

If I happen to be trespassing on a landowner's property while hunting (which has never happened, but I'm just saying) and the landowner came out to meet me with a gun, you can bet I would be seriously on edge about the entire meeting because I have no idea if the guy is a whack job or not. Now, if it is a uniformed officer, even with his/her weapon drawn, you can bet I'll be laying down my gun.

I just do not understand why people want to trespass just to go hunting. It seems like an awful risk just to go hunting.