Woman Mistaken For Deer And Shot Dead While Walking Her Dogs: Report

Yahoo News ^ | November 24, 2017 | Greg Price

[Navy Patriot]

A hunter fatally shot a New York woman after sundown on Wednesday after apparently mistaking her for a deer, local officials said.

The hunter, identified as 34-year-old Thomas Jadlowski, was not charged in the shooting, though he violated state law by hunting after sunset when he killed Rosemary Billquist, 43, who was walking her dogs in a field near the Pennsylvania border around 5:30 p.m.

Jadlowski killed her with a pistol, the Chautauqua County sheriff’s office said, according to The Guardian. He apparently claimed that he thought Billquist was a deer when he fired about 200 yards away, according to the New York Post. An investigation is ongoing.

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[I agree. Not likely. Any hunter shooting a pistol at 200 yards at a deer is mindnumbingly irresponsible.]

You have no idea what you are talking about.

Ever hear of Metallic Silhouette competitions?

Shots are made regularly at 200 meters on steel targets with iron sights.

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[Who shoots a deer with a pistol?]

10’s of Thousands of hunters every season

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[What hunter in their right mind would try for a 200 yard shot with a pistol?
The challenge with a pistol hunt is the stalk, until you are close enough for a clean kill. 75 yards, MAX! A large, slow bullet with a trajectory like a rainbow.]

Post when you know what you are talking about.

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[At 200 yards with a pistol in normal hunting conditions, you can’t hit anything reliably.]

Ask a metallic silhouette shooter. Most of whom are also big game hunters. Its all based on ability.

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After reading on it, I found there are those who shoot postols at long range. I also discovered that few are accurate and many use their misses to walk their rounds closer to their target.

[Hugh the Scot]

"Ask a metallic silhouette shooter"

Does not equal

"in normal hunting conditions"

"200 yard pistol shot? Nah."

Five freaking words...

The comment was directed at the stupid story, about a guy shooting a target HE COULD NOT EVEN IDENTIFY at dusk, from 200 yards with a pistol in the woods, without setting up the shot in advance.
I don't buy it, and I don't care about your pedantry, or your cousin who shot a gopher from a mile away with a pellet pistol... The reason there are YouTube videos of people making pistol shots at 200 yards is because it's remarkable... Worthy of documenting.
Nobody posts YouTube videos of hitting a 200 yard stationary steel target with a 7mm rifle from sandbags (Because it's EASY).