Thread: Not again!

Personally, I would like to know if there has been any meaningful study into such hunting accidents as a collective group, rather than each incident individually case by case. The obvious trends here are bush hunting during the roar by generally experienced multiple party groups.
It doesn't strike me as a competence issue with using the firearm as such either. This is an issue with rationalising the compulsion to shoot based on what's seen and heard when hunting. The decision making around taking the shot is key here.
Making this a firearms licencing issue is not necessarily the answer as we don't see the same kind of incidents in F-class, Alpine hunting, 3-gun, varmint hunting, small bore and such like.
Is it as simple as people just taking pot shots at glimpses and sounds of possible game? Or is there more at play here, where external and internal influences impair an individuals decision making. We know light, fatigue, expectation, eyesight, complacency, attitude, excitement and many other things will affect a persons decision making.
A manifesto discussing outcomes from previous incidents and lessons learnt would be highly beneficial.
Rule number four could be expanded upon. I'm in favour of the mantra to assume it's a person until all doubt is removed.
Broadly speaking, I believe that it is impossible to completely legislate accidents out of society, but raising everyone's personal standards and knowledge can only be a good thing for any given application. Above all else one must accept that this could happen to them.