[samantha]

They may be liable, but it happens,and plenty of times the Hunter is unaware, and there are times that the authorities do not know who did it. There is no solution that will please everyone. Years ago people did not live that close to where the Hunting areas were,now you have developments that border woods that Hunters are allowed to hunt in. Sometimes people have their pets accidentally hit by over zealous hunters. Hunters cannot guarantee that their shot that misses the Deer will not hit a nearby residence. Are they supposed to be blamed for this and called careless even if they follow the rules? Did you ever see vehicles that park near a driving range even one equipped with a net, they are hit and damaged by errant golf balls. The driving range does not usually pay much, your car insurance does.

[kms61]

In a word, yes. You ARE responsible where your shot goes. That's the law.

[gotribe]

Hunters cannot guarantee that their shot that misses the Deer will not hit a nearby residence.

Oh c'mon. Know downrange, look downrange before you shoot. Don't shoot with houses in the background.

[Fury]

Good comments on hunters and the possible accidents that can happen when living in the country.

Around these parts, most of the news involving hunting is from poachers, and folks trespassing. They had a major poaching ring broke up about 1 1/2 years ago. It was high school kids (one of which had already be fined for poaching). They shot ~20-30 deer. Jacklighting, shooting with long rifle, hunting out of season, the whole smash. The NYS DEC did not want to do anything until folks in the area finally threatened to go to elected officials.

We have land that folks use to transit out of a ~150 acre apple orchard over to a pasture and smaller (~75 acres) orchard. Plus there is a flashing that you can hear the deer moving around on a warm night. All folks have to do is ask, and they can hunt through our property. If they don't ask and just assume - well, they get told to leave the property.