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CLOUDY Temp: 61 °F Wind: WNW at 5 mph Monday, September 29, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine Joy Magazine Tempo A & E RogueValleyAutoFinder RogueValleyHomeFinder Real Estate Showcase Wellness Connection Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Employment Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend September 21, 2003 Accidents take varied forms Hunters logged 82 firearms accidents during the past decade of hunting seasons in Oregon, and the types of accidents run the gamut. The most common are two-person accidents in which one hunter accidentally shoots another, according to statistics compiled by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The most numerous of those are incidents in which one hunter either mistakes another for a game animal, or the victim is out of sight of the shooter — usually somewhere in the background. Other common person-to-person accidents involve "swinging" on game — pivoting with the pointed gun to follow running or flying targets. Careless handling of loaded weapons also causes its fair share of accidents, including self-inflicted ones. Advertisement Also, weapons discharging when they are handled in a car sometimes occurs. All of these are instances hunter-education instructors teach teen pupils how to avoid. But not all accidents fall into these categories. In one case, for instance, a man was shot and injured when his hunting dog stepped onto his shotgun and it discharged, according to Lanny Fujishin, ODFW’s hunter-education coordinator. There are no known instances in which a hiker or any other non-hunter was shot during a hunting accident in Oregon, Fujishin says. — Mark Freeman Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2003 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Rogue Valley Auto Finder Rogue Valley Job Finder --> Rogue Valley Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Real Estate Showcase Food for Thought Hike of the Week Wellness Connection Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Openings Prime Times