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[FYI] Photographer Shot....LITERALLY! While shooting landscapes.

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She kinda was. Lying face down with a yellow backpack on.

reply to Pretorious
This is quite the sad accident and I'm sorry to hear that it happened to one of your friends. She's quite blessed to be alive.

One of the things that my Dad instilled in us from an early age is that when we were out hunting in the wilderness (for game or for photos, no matter) we should always wear clothing that stands out and cannot be mistaken for anything but a human being. I have a vest like highway construction workers wear packed in my truck specifically for the times that I venture out into the woods.

Let's all keep safe!

reply to Pretorious
Why wasn't he prosecuted?

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Wow, that really sucks! Glad to know she is still alive though and seems to be recovering quite well so far!
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reply to Pretorious
Hell I'd make a paypal contribution if I knew at least someone else would go and shoot that other dumbf*** in the face.

What a piece of shit.

Here there's no tolerance for that crap. You can't just shoot at an intruder on your land. Well you can try and bet your ass you'll spend the rest of your life behind bars.

EDIT - I pray the next glass lens that looks at that guy, is the lens of a gun scope.

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God Bless her! I admire her courage to continue to pursue photography after all that she went through.
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reply to Pretorious
Yeah the shooter was the neighbor to the land she was shooting on, it is owned by another individual in which she had permission to shoot there about anytime she wanted. The shooter shouldn't even have been shooting in that direction, who knows what he was thinking.

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Damn, Pret, that's pretty scary.

And it comes at a good time for me, reminding me to wear that silly orange mesh vest that I bought many years ago for shooting in the Virginia woods during the various hunting seasons. I've kept the vest in the Subaru Forester for years; now I'll be a bit more conscientious about putting it on.

However, I'm now thinking it would be a good idea to also get some stick-on international yellow strips for my backpacks since that occludes a lot of the vest from the rear view.

As a matter of fact, I routinely carry either an international yellow vest or jacket when shooting in the UK during pheasant hunting season.

And, having two German Shepherds, one here in the US and another in the UK, I'm glad to hear the dogs came through okay also.

Best wishes to your friend.
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reply to Pretorious
Another point she brought up, which is a good reminder, is to carry ID with contact information and any special health information.

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reply to Pretorious
A sad story

reply to Pretorious
I just don't understand the whole mentality of shoot at whatever moves. I've known a person or two that has to kill whatever hapless creature comes on their property.

reply to Pretorious
Hi everyone! Thanks so much for all the kind words...they really uplift me.

Who would think that it would be dangerous to take photos on a farm you have permission to be on when it isn't hunting season and you are wearing a purple windbreaker and bright yellow backpack laying on your stomach???? I didn't even have a cell phone on me (I don't think it would have worked anyway), no contact information etc., because it was just a 1 mile country walk to the farm. I only passed one other farm on the way there and the man who shot me lived with his girlfriend on the next farm on the road.

I have since went to a used store and bought MANY, MANY BRIGHT ORANGE, RED, YELLOW tops, and coats for all seasons. Not that it would have helped me in that situation anyway...I already had bright clothing on and he had a scope on his rifle. But...at least it made me feel better to go and buy them for my next photoshoot.

Another word of advice...get a photo partner if you can. I just heard on the news of a boy here shot during Turkey season last year, and left to die by the shooter. He did die.

Another shooting like this was written about in the "W.Va. Sportsman magazine. He was left to die also...and did.

If you would like to read more about my story just go to www.puppymatrix.com and there is a link at the top that says "I was shot"

May you all have a safe photoshoot! The word has taken on a whole new meaning to me.

Kelly

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Those black GSD photos remind me of mine when she was a puppy.

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reply to Kelly Peet
Kelly,

Glad to see you're up and about enough to post here.

Whether in the US or the UK, I do always carry a cell phone and also a short-range walkie-talkie (FRS in the US, I believe), as well as ID and a GPS unit. There's no guarantee that I can reach anyone, but at least I could try.

My wife, who's more of a wildlife photographer, thinks I'm being silly, but I think your story adequately illustrates that prudence is a good idea.

Those tops (or even simple iron-on high-reflectance patches) are also a good idea. I tend to go for a variety of the patches because what's quite obvious at one time of year can easily blend into the background in another season.

And both my wife and I find it's a lot more fun to go on photo shoots together.

Again, best wishes for a complete recovery.
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