Father Kills Son While Turkey Hunting
What a terrible story. It is my belief that the vast majority of hunting “accidents” are preventable. A boy doesn’t look like a turkey; a man doesn’t look like a deer. Period. I’ve passed up tons of shots because I wasn’t sure what was beyond my target.
BELLE PLAINE, Minn. — The Sibley County Sheriff says that a man who accidentally shot and killed his 9-year-old son while they were hunting apparently mistook the boy for a turkey.
Sheriff Bruce Ponath says that Anthony Klaseus of Belle Plaine and his son Hunter were hunting turkey about three miles west of Belle Plaine around 6:30 p.m. Saturday when Klaseus shot his son in the chest with a 12 gauge shotgun.
Klaseus dialed 911 on his cell phone. Emergency responders pronounced the boy dead at the scene.
You can read the full story online at FoxNews.
A tragic story indeed. There is absolutely no acceptable excuse or answer. Stories like these cut to the bone of every hunter. Godspeed to little Hunter Klaseus.
April 21st, 2008 at 11:18 pm
This is so sad. If the father was practicing even the most basic of gun safety tactics, this wouldn’t have happened.
I can’t imagine how that family feels at this moment. My heart goes out to them.
April 23rd, 2008 at 7:35 am