Kat, 

While shouting his location would have let the other hunters know
Wittington's location, it also might have spooked the quail, and then
Cheney might have shot him on purpose (OK, maybe "gallows humor" is
inappropriate).  Wittington should have been more careful, but Cheney, a
fellow Wyomingite (where hunting is a way of life for most of us),
should have made sure his line of fire was clear.  I'll send a picture
of my wife and her first deer, if you'd like it.

Kendall 

An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.

-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950


-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 6:06 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: I Am Irritated and Stressed...

I understand things have taken a turn for the worse as Mr.  
Whittington has suffered a heart attack.

I myself know how to shoot (I took target-shooting in college) but I  
have never hunted; however I know that safety is of a primary concern  
in the field.  Granted, Mr. Cheney should have looked hard before  
shooting and it's no joke, but Mr. Whittington should have shouted  
out his location.  I just think the whole incident was an unfortunate  
accident that can happen all too easily to anyone who hunts.  Now,  
how the press office handled the story is all very strange, but there  
again, it was left up to Mr. Whittington's family and friends as to  
how they wanted to handle it, which to me, seems fair.

Oh, and by the way, Happy Valentine's Day to all!

Kat



On 14 Feb 2006, at 19:55, Christine Ode wrote:

> It is true. I don't hunt but I shoot and in all honestly that gage  
> shot at 30 yards would be pretty spread out and far from deadly.
>
> Christine
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Cerebral Palsy List on behalf of ken barber
> Sent:	Tue 2/14/2006 5:18 PM
> To:	[log in to unmask]
> Cc:	
> Subject:	Re: I Am Irritated and Stressed...
> rightly said.
> i am not a hunter, but, a few guys have said that if
> you've quail hunted for long, you have been "sprayed."
> doesn't sound like anything i'd like to do.
>
> --- Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday 14 Feb 2006 18:32, ken barber wrote:
>>> it was a good shot, he bagged a quail and a lawyer
>> in
>>> one shot  ;-{)}
>>>
>>
>> Yeah, but the quail was a dreadful accident. :-)
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Deri
>>
>
>
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