Thread: Italians and Firearms

Originally Posted by Friwi

Italian hunters are notorious for blasting around at pretty much anything. I am not saying it is all of them, but I knew a hunting guide on an estate in Scotland who would refuse to guide Italian hunters for that reason.

French hunters used to be terrible as well ( 1.2 million hunters for a population of 66 millions)
This past season 117 accidents with 17 deaths.
But the numbers of accidents are on a down trend , more and more hunters are now wearing blaze orange and hunters on driven hunts are shooting more and more from hunting platforms.
Wine during hunting lunch is not always helping either.
A lot of accidents happen during driven shooting, where a line of beaters is pushing game toward a line of armed men.( one of the two group has to be in the shape of U so as to maximise the effectiveness of the drive.)

An article about accidents in France ( google translate is your friend)
Chaque année, il y a une centaine d'accidents de chasse en France

Stop using the word "accidents". They are not.