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Virginia Hinting
Accidents Increase
The tally or; Virginia h’.'ntipg accidents during the 1%1 162 season shows 42 mishaps including 9 fatalities, the highest •mmber in one year since record have been kept, according to Game Commission Safety Trainr g Officer J. N. Kerrick. The previous high mark was 32 accidents with 9 fatalities during 1953-54 season. “Since the only season remaining is the five-day turkey season in April, this should about wrap up our hunting tragedies for the year,” Kerrick said.
Awkward gun handling was the primary cause of nine of the 12 most recent mishaps. Safeties that weren’t safe caused two of the selfinflicted injuries when the guns fired unexpectedly. Snagging the trigger of cocked weapons resulted in two fatalities, one self-inflicted and the other caused by a companion while handing the weapon to his friend.
Stumbling and falling with a cocked weapon causedtwo fatalities and three injuries to careless hunters and their companions One of these dropped his weapon which discharged into his arm.
In two cases, both non-fatal, small game hunters got into the tine of fire of their hunting companion. One of these involved a 10-year old boy who wandered *way from lirafwF^a rabbit hunt. ...
The number of hunters mistaken for* game fell considerably, with only one recent incident recorded in this category. Hn this case, an 18year-old hunter fired on another hunter mistaken for a turkey, resulting in a shot wound in the shoulder and another in the back.
Commandments of S h o o t i n g Safety; 1. Treat every gun with the respect due a loaded gun.
2. Watch that muzzle; carry vour gun safely; keep safety on until ready to shoot.
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