Man rescued from Kaimanawa Ranges after suffering gunshot wound

Man rescued from Kaimanawa Ranges after suffering gunshot wound

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-...-gunshot-wound

A man has been rescued from the Kaimanawa Ranges today after suffering a gunshot wound.

Police say the man was helicoptered to Waikato Hospital and they are speaking with a second man who was with the injured man.

Rescue teams were alerted to the situation after an emergency beacon was activated.

Police are investigating to understand the circumstances around how the man received his injuries and say at this time there is no further information available about the incident.

Himmm not much info yet but reads like he may have injured himself. Hope he's ok.

ban hunting.
pretty obvious really.

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Originally Posted by 40mm

ban hunting.
pretty obvious really.

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Well if you ban everything potentially dangerous that is safe as houses when using common sense, the world would be full of idiots..... What? ... hang on...

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Originally Posted by Sideshow

Himmm not much info yet but reads like he may have injured himself. Hope he's ok.

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Thats how rumours start

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Well if you ban everything potentially dangerous that is safe as houses when using common sense, the world would be full of idiots..... What? ... hang on...

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Well they could start by banning "P" cos that shit is dangerous....Oh wait, that worked well didn't it.....I was under the impression they had "banned" Armed robbery too....

Ban people, problem solved

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Well if you ban everything potentially dangerous that is safe as houses when using common sense, the world would be full of idiots..... What? ... hang on...

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Ban stairs

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Originally Posted by Sarvo

Ban stairs

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You fall down some? [emoji16]

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You fall down some? [emoji16]

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No - but I forget the exact Stats - but more people die in the States from falling down stairs than guns - I think I have that right
Sure someone will correct it if I wrong-a

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No - but I forget the exact Stats - but more people die in the States from falling down stairs than guns - I think I have that right
Sure someone will correct it if I wrong-a

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Wouldn't surprise me if true.

People are stupid and die in some needless ways.

I almost got cleaned out by a camper van the other day by them crossing the centerline on a corner.
Not saying I would have died if we did collide, but got me thinking.

No matter how we think we are in control and are safe... we are not. There is always some other fuckwit that can ruin your day.


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How about ban rules that protect idiots less idiots=less idiots breeding=less idiots :)

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How about ban rules that protect idiots less idiots=less idiots breeding=less idiots :)

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Work Place Safety NZ would become redundant ;)

Just read on Stuff that he was shot by someone he was hunting with. Hope he is OK. Be safe and identify your target.

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Originally Posted by Mathias

Work Place Safety NZ would become redundant ;)

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Flat earthers the lot of them I reckon. They are clearly trying to disprove Darwinisim. Stupidity is natures way of weeding our the dumb ones which strengthens the gene pool of those remaining.

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Originally Posted by GMH72

Just read on Stuff that he was shot by someone he was hunting with. Hope he is OK. Be safe and identify your target.

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Indeed. Which rule was broken though? Did he not identify the target? Or was it an Accidental discharge with the firearm not in a safe direction? Was he loaded and ready to fire or was he carrying a loaded firearm? Whichever it was does not matter. The result of not following the 7 simple basic rules meant his mate is now fighting for his life. As @GMH72 said; Be safe and identify your target.

Yeah! All those flat earthers should be thrown over the edge!

Very lucky(unlucky) guy who got shot ..... thank goodness for the Greenleas rescue chopper based in Taupo ..... by all accounts it was touch and go to get to him before he bled to death.
One coming from Hamilton would have been 30 min too late .... but in a "gold standard helicopter".
Just hope these bureacrats in Wellington or where ever they are that are pushing this agenda of getting rid of rescue choppers for "efficiency" shut the fuck up and listen to real world needs.
The one in Taupo and the one in TeAnau are critical to those of us who enjoy the back country.

Totally agree. "best clinical outcomes", experts coming on a flash chopper an hour late or not at all arent much help if yr bleeding to death and a quick chopper with a paramedic who knows how to use a tornuquet can save yr life from hypothermia.

Just look how the survival rates of solders went up once the helicopter was involved.
Hate to think what the casualty rate would have been for wars like Korea Vietnam if helicopters weren’t involved.
Guess it would be the same stats as the enemy:o

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Originally Posted by Mathias

Work Place Safety NZ would become redundant ;)

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I think they already are? My neighbor phoned them about some really dangerous practices on a building site and aparently they were told something to the effect "If someone dies we will be over" WTF

well this is an unproductive thread

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well this is an unproductive thread

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There is a few about.

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Totally agree. "best clinical outcomes", experts coming on a flash chopper an hour late or not at all arent much help if yr bleeding to death and a quick chopper with a paramedic who knows how to use a tornuquet can save yr life from hypothermia.

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@Woody

I wonder, how many carry a decent first aid kit when going hunting? Do we have contingency plans for what to do if we get shot? I don't wear a climbing helmet or have an inflatable vest, but as falls and drownings are big issues I wonder. Certainly, it would be poor planning to depend on immediately life-saving items getting choppered in.

I always carry a quite large 1st aid pouch with basic survival gear since early NZFS days. Over the past 5 or so years I also carry a PLB and extra rainwear. The weight in my daypack annoys me but I think hunters in remote areas need to take a certain amount of responsibility for themselves. This latest victim would be dead if there was'nt a PLB carried.

From point of view of falls / near drownings, seems best to go with a mate on the face of it.

From point of view of accidental shootings, on average is it safer to hunt alone?

The only answer to that, is to choose yr hunting mates carefully.

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The only answer to that, is to choose yr hunting mates carefully.

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Yip. And safer to stay together instead of splitting up even if it means only one of you might get to shoot something, I think most same-hunting-party accidental shootings have resulted from people separating and losing track of each other.

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Originally Posted by GMH72

Just read on Stuff that he was shot by someone he was hunting with. Hope he is OK. Be safe and identify your target.

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Reported on Stuff... about 50% chance of being correct then? :ORLY:

Shot with a 7-08. In an induced coma.
He had a rifled shotgun.
Seemed like nice guys.....
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Originally Posted by shift14

Shot with a 7-08. In an induced coma.
He had a rifled shotgun.
Seemed like nice guys.....
B

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Forum could do with a 'Don't Like' button some times.

Thoughtful 2007 article ending in Investigate Magazine I came across while looking up stuff:

"As for the shooters in the latest tragedies, Davies and Alker have both been jailed for nine months. The men were sentenced in the Taupo District Court on 20 May after each admitted carelessly using a firearm causing death. Judge Chris McGuire also ordered Davies and Alker to pay $5000 each in reparation to the victims’ families. Davies is likely to appeal his sentence, but Alker has ruled out that option – he has publicly stated that after shooting his best mate he now carries a life sentence."

Just curious as to how many people have been shot in the bush or duck hunting and have it being blamed on it was an accident when it was actually deliberate? I know a man who once shot his son in law in the arse duck shooting supposedly by accident but I know he did not like him, the inlaw did not die, but just curious as to how many are fuck it you need it.?

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Forum could do with a 'Don't Like' button some times."

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I’m sorry, am I missing something. ?

In not so many words I was merely stating facts. Info I read suggested a shotgun was involved, may have been on Stuff...incorrect.

They seemed like nice guys, when they shared the Squirrel with us last Wednesday.
Just a couple of mates going for a hunt. Then it all unraveled.

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Originally Posted by Paddy79

Just curious as to how many people have been shot in the bush or duck hunting and have it being blamed on it was an accident when it was actually deliberate? I know a man who once shot his son in law in the arse duck shooting supposedly by accident but I know he did not like him, the inlaw did not die, but just curious as to how many are fuck it you need it.?

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Second hand story but a mate went duck shooting once with a couple of guys that got bored and pissed mid morning, went to opposite ends of the paddock and walked towards each other firing until they could feel the shot bouncing off them. Not quite the situation you're talking about but I bet if that went badly it would have been reported as an accident! Needless to say I don't think he went shooting with them again.

You can get a shotgun that has what you call a drilling. This is where one of the our more of the barrels has been chambered in the caliber of your choice. Attachment 87089

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I’m sorry, am I missing something. ?

In not so many words I was merely stating facts. Info I read suggested a shotgun was involved, may have been on Stuff...incorrect.

They seemed like nice guys, when they shared the Squirrel with us last Wednesday.
Just a couple of mates going for a hunt. Then it all unraveled.

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@shift14

You posted "Shot with a 7-08. In an induced coma. He had a rifled shotgun. Seemed like nice guys..... B".

Sorry mate, in retrospect I was being ambiguous there, I intended no criticism of your (just fine IMHO) posting. Shooting your mate, getting shot by your mate - nothing to "like" about that, that's all I meant. Not about the quality of the post but about our forum missing a "heartbreaking" response button.

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@shift14

You posted "Shot with a 7-08. In an induced coma. He had a rifled shotgun. Seemed like nice guys..... B".

Sorry mate, in retrospect I was being ambiguous there, I intended no criticism of your (just fine IMHO) posting. Shooting your mate, getting shot by your mate - nothing to "like" about that, that's all I meant. Not about the quality of the post but about our forum missing a "heartbreaking" response button.

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Understood.

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You can get a shotgun that has what you call a drilling. This is where one of the our more of the barrels has been chambered in the caliber of your choice. Attachment 87089

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@Sideshow

German for twin: Zwilling. German for triplet: Drilling. The Luftwaffe carried Drillings in their survival gear for operations over "Afrika". An expensive piece of kit with lions and charging elephants in mind, but of little use in North Africa, a.k.a. the Sahara.