Turkey hunting season doesn’t begin in the Upstate until April 1, McCullough said. Hunting turkeys at night is illegal, even during turkey season….
Gaffney man dies after turkey hunting accident
Published: Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 4:39 p.m.
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Last Modified: Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 4:39 p.m.
A Gaffney man died following a hunting incident off Robbs School Road over the weekend, authorities say.
Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said in a statement Sunday that the body of Brian James Gilliam, 42, of 1202 Bonner Road, Lot 6, was discovered in a wooded area off Robbs School Road about noon Saturday.
Fowler said Gilliam was found after neighbors of the property reported seeing a light projecting in the air late Friday night.
“It appears Gilliam was in a deep ravine on the property and was attempting to climb out of it on large, unstable rocks when he slipped, and the muzzle-loaded shotgun discharged, striking him in the right arm and shoulder,” Fowler said in the statement. “After being shot, Gilliam walked some 40 yards to the cleared area where he was found.”
Fowler said his investigation indicates Gilliam and a friend had trespassed on the property Friday night to illegally hunt turkeys but later became separated. A flashlight in the “on” position was found pointing upward on a tree stump near the body. Fowler said it appeared that Gilliam used the light to alert his friend of his location.
The friend, who Fowler did not identify, was picked up about 2 a.m. after failing to locate Gilliam, and returned to his home with a turkey he said Gilliam shot and gave to him before the two became separated, Fowler said. Gilliam’s daughter and others searched Saturday but were unable to locate the missing hunter.
Gilliam had no identification with him but was positively identified through fingerprints, Fowler said. An autopsy has been scheduled for Monday morning.
More: http://www.goupstate.com/article/20150329/ARTICLES/150329648?tc=ar
Also: http://www.wbtw.com/story/28649750/sc-hunter-dies-in-accident-with-muzzle-loading-shotgun
Exposing the Big Game 
Sorry, but I guess I just have others to mourn–like the victims of the hunters.
Karma man, karma.
Okay. Here is my favorite anti-hunting quote by Captain Paul Watson from the book “Exposing the Big Game”:
“But I do confess I am guilty of taking a modicum of pleasure from hunting myself. You see, I love hunting accidents, and every time I hear of some ignorant nimrod who shoots himself or falls out of a deer blind or who blows himself up with a stick of dynamite, I think, ah, another Darwin Award, and the world is just a little safer for the victims. I view hunting accidents simply as a karmic death penalty for murdering the innocent.
Amen, I say.
He said a lot of great things in the book’s foreword. I really appreciate him sharing his like-minded sentiment.
love that quote!!!