Hunting isn't safe, never has been, never will be. From Vice President Cheney's famous hunting accident to the startling statistics -- According to the International Hunter Education Ass. approximately 1,000 people in the US and Canada are accidentally shot by hunters every year and just under a hundred of those accidents are fatalities.
Below is just a sampling of major headlines of serious hunting accidents. It makes no sense to do something unsafe in the name of safety. Using modern DVA deterrents addresses the real safety issue without endangering the public by use of lethal weapons.
We constantly hear about the "deer problem" is a safety issue. Some people hear the word safety and give a nod without further thought, others ask a few questions and they are told about DVAs. No one asks about the "solution" and its safety. Well some people decided to videotape the "solution", White Buffalo culling and gave the video tape to a Cleveland SWAT member, someone with a very detailed understanding of using firearms in a confined urban environment.
His assessment -- He was disturbed and stated that the footage he saw was dangerous to local residents. Bakos summation2
Reducing accidents is a worthy goal, but how are we going to explain that for the price of safety, someone was shot.
