One of the sadder accident reports (all sleuthed and posted by Jim Robertson) that you will find on the C.A.S.H. website is the following:
On May 26, 2020, a seven-year-old boy was shot in the head. It was reported that he “will carry a 2 ½-inch scar from a bullet wound on his forehead the rest of his life.” The shot was fired by a trespasser, apparently trying to poach a wild turkey that was actually a decoy set up by the boy’s father.
The shooter sped away, leaving the parents trying to stop the heavy bleeding and trying to get help in a remote location. A bone fragment was later removed from the boy’s brain.
Shockingly, the community pitched in to buy the boy a lifetime license to hunt! On the website below, it is stated: “The current value is $960 but could save the boy thousands compared to buying licenses the rest of his life.”
It’s doubly shocking that a pitch is being made for a lifetime hunting license after a horrendous accident. We hope that if people calculate the many costs associated with such a violent activity as hunting, they will see red!
Before the sales pitch, they stated that the boy’s recovery will be long and uncertain.