Five killed, three wounded in Wisconsin shooting

Minneapolis Star & Tribune ^ | November 22, 2004 | Associated Press

[craig61a]

HAYWARD, Wis. -- A dispute among deer hunters over a tree stand in northwestern Wisconsin erupted Sunday in a series of shootings that left five people dead and three injured, officials said.

The alleged gunman, a man from the Twin Cities area, was arrested at about 5:15 p.m. Sunday at the Rusk and Sawyer County line, according to Sawyer County sheriff's officials.

The violence began shortly after a hunting party saw a hunter occupying their tree stand, Sawyer County Chief Deputy Tim Zeigle told KSTP-TV of St. Paul, Minn. A confrontation, and shooting, followed.

[MontanaBeth]

snip..."their tribal General has a spacious ranch in Montana"...

Where in Montana, do you know?

[craig61a]

I've had one of my trigger groups reworked by Kivaari, and it breaks nice and clean. I've also glass bedded some SKS's. I take out the front sight post and turn it down a little so it doesn't completely cover a 12" target at 100 yds, and with a little concentration I can get 2-3 MOA with my open sights. I've never put a scope on an SKS, because they weren't really built for them; that's what my bolt action rifles are for.

Here in Minnesota, I know a few people who hunt with an SKS. And it is a capable deer gun, provided your range is 100 yards or less. For people who just want to shoot one deer for the season it's an attractive option ( the SKS ) since you aren't sinking 800-900 dollars into a rifle your only going to use once a year.