Posted on 11/24/2017 4:59:57 PM PST by 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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It's legal in PA. There's a big diggerence bewween after sunset and "in the dark." There's plenty of light for taking a responsible shot after sundown (twilight). That's why the cutoff time for hunting is 1/2 hour and not 40 or 50 minutes after sundown. As always, the hunter is responsible for "knowing the target and beyond" no matter what time of day.
“What hunter in their right mind would try for a 200 yard shot with a pistol?”
Agreed. I find this article incredible. Hunting at dusk and in the woods and hitting a target at 200 yards - with a pistol...
200 yards with a pistol? Bet the pistol had a 3 inch barrel and both the hunter and the target were running over rough terrain.
Seriously, target ID is sorta important when hunting, especially after sundown - legal or not. This jerk needs some time behind bars for manslaughter.
Not only is target ID important, but where the round will end up if there is a miss.
How sad. People must remember to wear day glo orange while out in the woods during hunting season. Or purple and pink hair. SOMETHING that says, “I’m not game!”
Sounds like a thrill kill. If I wanted to murder a random person and get away with it, I’d go with “hunting accident”.
I live in Maine.
Neither my late father nor myself are natives of Maine, but my dad, many years ago, told me of an old saying in Maine.....”Lots of grudges are settled in the woods.”
Don’t know of any grudges that were settled that way, but I’ve heard the old saying.
Exactly. This time of year, I always wear a BLAZE ORANGE hat if wandering far away from my own home—even on my own property. During open deer season after Thanksgiving, I wear a BLAZE ORANGE hat and orange/reflective vest even if not hunting.
“Hunting deer with a pistol. Kinda unusual or no?”
Not unusual. But 200 yards with a pistol is pushing the envelope!
What handgun(s) are you going to use? XP100, Wichita, MOA, Contender, other? At what distance?
Have you done any metallic silhouette shooting?
Idiots like this create problems for all rational hunters.
“A large, slow bullet with a trajectory like a rainbow.”
.357 is pretty flat out to a little over 100 yards. Still usable out to 150.
Not at all.
I have friends who hunt deer with .44 Ruger nighthawk.
But they would never take that shot at 200 yards. 50-100 yards max.
Idaho used to allow hunting 1/2 hour before dawn and a 1/2 hour after sundown. I took a deer about 1/2 hour before dawn (possibly a little more). Heading out to elk hunting grounds when a bunch of mule deer ran across the road in front of us. When we stopped, there was a small buck right on the ridge point silhouetted against the lightening eastern sky. He was about 25 yards away. I grabbed a rifle with iron sights, lined up the sights against the sky just beside its neck, carefully move the aiming point over so as to not mess up the alignment, and dropped him. Difference between my actions and this guy's: I positively ID'd my target as a deer and there was nothing but roadless areas behind the deer for 5 miles to the border and another 20-25 miles in Montana.
You can hunt with me, any day!
200 yards is incredibly easy shot with a decent rifle, shooting a decent caliber with decent optics. 700 yards you start to separate the skill levels.
200 yards with a handgun though would be a lot tougher.
This ‘news report’ doesn’t pass the smell test.
OK, one would have to be a lot closer than 200 yards. I did not know rifles were not legal in Indiana, either. For deer. Thanks.
It indeed would be more of a challenge. Getting close enough.
This guy needs to do time.
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