[at-l] AT Hiker Shot By Hunter

[Malcolm Fuller <mfuller@somtel.com> (Malcolm Fuller)]

Christopher L McNabb wrote:

>> Ferguson's father said the hunter must have been
>> "shooting blind," or without a specific target.
>> "How can a hunter be hunting on the Appalachian Trail
>> and not see a human being?"

It depends. Was the hunter aiming specifically at the kid,
or was he aiming at a deer and sent a slug downrange without
regard to what may be behind it should he miss?

> The article doesn't say if the hikers were wearing
> clothing that would stand out, such as hunter-orange.

Blaze orange won't necessarily protect you from rule four
violations.

-MF