At least one Canadian moose hunter needs to be reminded: Moose are huge, heavy animals, sometimes sporting huge heavy antlers; Little old ladies, on the other hand…not so much.
An article on CBC News tells us:
Man Convicted of 2011 Hunting Accident
A Notre Dame Bay man has been convicted for shooting a woman he mistook for a moose.
Corey Blake, 36, of Embree was in provincial court in Gander on Thursday morning for a sentencing hearing.
In November 2011, 68-year-old Joan Primer was out for a boil-up with her family near Lewisporte when someone shot her in the shoulder. The bullet tore through Primer’s right shoulder and exited through her back.
In an agreed statement of facts, Blake said he saw what he thought was a moose, steadied his rifle on the box of his pickup and fired. Then he heard Primer scream.
Blake had initially told police his rifle went off accidentally.
In March, he pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing bodily harm, hunting without a licence and breaching probation.
In her victim impact statement on Thursday, the court learned that after several surgeries, Primer still does not have complete use of her arm.
Blake, choking back tears, said he’d just like to say that he’s sorry and wanted to apologize in person to Primer and her family.
The Crown is asking that Blake serve nine months in jail and spend two years on probation. Blake’s lawyer is recommending probation, but said if the court must sentence him to jail time, it should only be a month or two.
He will be sentenced in August.
Wildlife Photography Copyright Jim Robertson
Exposing the Big Game 
Blake is frickin’ sorry? How in the eff do you mistake a human being for a moose? He should be made to pay for all of the lady’s medical bills.
But how would he be able to afford all the bells and whistles to cause harm upon other critters? *sarcasm*
Doh! Of course. Silly me. /sarcasm
I agree he should be held accountable for her bills and her pain. He was breaking the law in more ways than one, and could just have easily killed her. By firing the gun he was attempting to make a kill. He sounds like a loser and a misfit.
In other words, typical (sarcasm not intended).
And these are the idiots that the Government thinks are responsible enough to care for our wildlife.
At least he finally told the truth (after lying about the gun going off accidently).
OMG, Jim–the pix takes my breath away!
Thanks, Melinda, glad you liked it. That was in Jasper, Alberta.
how about they take away his gun! to start with so he can’t terrorize moose, people or other wildlife
Right, I was surprised he wasn’t barred from hunting or owning a gun for a little while at least…
Staggers me how this sort of thing manages to happens. You’d think they would test someone’s eyesight before they where allowed to use a gun.
He may have had perfect vision, but like a lot of hunters, he was shooting at sound and movement, not at a specific target
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