https://www.thealpenanews.com/news/local-news/2021/08/whats-a-hunters-safety-responsibility/
That depends, appeals court says
AUG 4, 2021
JULIE RIDDLE
News Staff Writer
jriddle@thealpenanews.com
ALPENA — A hunter’s responsibility toward the safety of fellow hunters depends on the expected risks of the hunt, the Michigan Court of Appeals decided last week.https://b4953f6fa2ffd556042b64f9d5bb0dd5.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html
The higher court ruled on an Alpena County court case in which hunter Jeff Payne claimed his father, David Payne, behaved recklessly when a gun the father held fired unexpectedly, resulting in the loss of two of the son’s fingers.
The father’s degree of responsibility for his son’s injury depends on whether it was reasonable for the son to believe he was safe as the two shared a blind, the appeals court said, sending the case back to Alpena courts for further consideration.
In the fall of 2015, the two experienced outdoorsmen participated in a European-style pheasant hunt, in which teams of hunters in two-person blinds…
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