Target and Beyond

**Koli01** · May 23rd, 2007, 10:35 PM

I was working in a farm field today down on the border of Allegheny and Washington Counties. Someone was shooting what sounded like a .22lr up in the woods on the other side of a peach orchard. Two rounds came zinging over my head. I was getting nervous but the shooting stopped. Always be aware of where your bullets may be going after they go through or by your target.

**aubie515** · May 23rd, 2007, 10:58 PM

Glad you weren't hit by the bullets. It's crazy that some people shoot without looking beyond their intended target. Lot of wackos out there that are armed.

Stay safe.

**knight0334** · May 24th, 2007, 10:50 AM

I agree with aubie.

People like that only give anti's more ammo to label us all as bad, careless or whatever.

**Emptymag** · May 24th, 2007, 11:07 AM

When I was about 16, my father and I were stepping out from the edge of the woods into a field during buck season and as we were about two steps into the open we heard a rifle being fired nearby and the dirt in front of me exploded just like I had seen in so many war movies.
We fell back against the trunk of a huge tree and my father proceeded to give the shooter hell for nearly shooting us. That part will remain clear in my mind till the day I die, but I can't recall what happened after that... I can't remember if the guy was shooting at a deer as it ran near us or if he had thought WE were deer... All I remember is my father using language like you use when you hit your thumb with a hammer!

You always need to be aware of where those bullets may be going.

**avizpls** · May 24th, 2007, 11:45 AM

I live in a valley, so I definatly know where mine are going. The folks on top of the hill? Well, they are dumb as a box of rocks. I've heard shot zipping over head a few times. Honestly, Im not OVERLY concerned, but the folks on the otherside of my valley should be.

**27hand** · May 24th, 2007, 03:47 PM

[QUOTE=Emptymag;66203. All I remember is my father using language like you use when you hit your thumb with a hammer!

You always need to be aware of where those bullets may be going.[/QUOTE]

I know this language and have the thumbs to prove it.

I too have had to "eat dirt" while tracking a wounded deer (not by me) in the Avella area. 4 or 5 guys were driving an area and the deer I was tracking ran in front of them and me.

Excellent shot that the one guy was, he finally put this buck down with 7 bullets. Both front legs shot out (it the only reason this deer was killed), couple hits to the gut and assend. bad

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