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ficer J. N. Kerrick. There were fewer fatalities during the period just ended however, with 9 reported as compared to 13 the previous year. Shotguns as usual were responsible for the majority of accidents accounting for 68 per cent of the total. Seven mishaps involved h i g hpowered rifles, nine involved small bore rifles and two resulted from careless use of handguns. Small game mishaps outnumbered big game accidents by a considerable margin. The majority of the accidents occurred at less than 50 yards and in relatively light to open cover. Over half of the persons responsible for these tragedies were less than 20 years of age and over one-fourth of those injured or killed were in the same age group. Only two of the shooters had completed the Hunter Safety course sponsored by the Game Commission and the National Rifle Association. In both of these cases, the shooter stumbled and fell, causing the accidental discharge. Careless gun handling *esulH ing in an accidental discharge was a factor in nearly half of the .mishaps. Ten of the victims were mistaken for game, four of these in dense cover and the rest in relatively openareas.
A shot gun discharge) at point-blank range was the most common fatal combination.
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