Hiker Killed By Bear Hunter – Hiker Safety Tips

Though pam was not wearing ORANGE she was bearing a blue rain parka! Wash. wildlife is playing this down saying it is the first non hunter related death during hunting season in more years than can be remembered but, as a family member I find little peace in this fact. Pam was my aunt and friend and the fact that she was shot by someone who was not even old enough to drive a car disturbs me! I think all hikers face some danger if young hunter are left to their own devices. Wearing Blue, orange or purple we should be able to hike without being shot (in the head)! Your tips are very beneficial but you must also take into account pam was an avid hiker and knew what precautions to take! Even Yogi never wore a blue parka!

Vanessa, I am so sorry for your loss. I understand your pain and anger – and you’re absolutely right, we shouldn’t have to worry about being shot while hiking. It’s just horrible that this happened.

I didn’t mean to imply Pam didn’t take precautions or was being careless – I was just trying to give less-experienced hikers a few tips to stay visible in the backcountry. A lot of people don’t think about the dangers that hunting and hunters present. I am truly sorry for your loss.

I’m not sure what the Washington State gun/hunting laws are for minors, but from the article I read it sounds like they don’t even need to take an education class before legally hunting. That just doesn’t seem right.

Take care,
Allie

Maybe if the penalties were higher for careless hunters the hunters would take it upon themselves to be sure of what they’re shooting at.Hunting is not a necessity for most folks these days. Why do I have to dress like a clown to avoid getting shot by a bunch of backward yay-hoos?

Just an FYI for all you folks. She was wearing a bright orange bandana… and her hiking partner was also wearing a bright blue poncho. Just because the media does not report it, does not mean that it isn\\\’t there. So here is the thing, 2 bright blue ponchos, and a bright orange bandana, on a clear hillside… hmmm. Seems to me there should have been no reason to even scope in that direction let alone fire. I have a hard time believing these boys could not see both of these women. If you can\\\’t see any better than that, my suggestion would be to go hunting at Safeway where you can clearing identify the game you looking for. The only bright spot on this situation is that Pam died doing what she loved, and where she loved doing it. Hopefully, she can rest in peace and her story will inspire other hunters to be more careful.

First off, my heart goes oout to the family of the
victims.

Second, if hunters education laws are followed this would not happen. How many youth kill innicent bystanders with their vehicles. It does not take a rocket scientist to see where I am going with this.

That mountain belongs to hikers and hunter alike. Please do not associate all hunters in one class.

Backward ya hoo: I’m sure that you and Chuck Heston would be chanting the mantra, “from my cold dead hands” all the way down the hill with your “kill” strapped to your back.. Your comparison to gardening and internet purchases of goods is laughable. This boy wasn’t killing to support his “kin”, he was out there trying to show his Budweiser swillin father what a “man” he is becoming by getting in his shot.I can just here it now, “There ya go boy, you got em in yur sights, take the shot boy, go head”. BANG!! Uh oh! Shi$$ boy what was that?? You just shot a girl!!
What was she doin dressed up like a Bar”? “Damn tree huggers always messin up our hunt”. C-mon let’s get!!
The gun toting (I hunt for food) group always has some sort of argument for what they do but it never equals the LOSS OF A LIFE. I will personally provide all the food for that kid and his “kin” for the rest of their lives if they could bring that girl back to life. As punishment WE the non-shooting, non-gun toting people of the world should take that boy out into the mountains, “sans guns” and turn him loose and say “ok, here’s what it feels like to be defenseless in the wilderness”.. Let’s see if he has another take on things or will he simply be to busy cleaning his drawers ???

*** “You can shoot all the sparrows & Pigeons you like, but ’twas a sin to Kill A Mockingbird”.
-Atticus Finch

I am a woman who fishes, for food and for pleasure. I follow the rules by getting a license and knowing what size of each fish is legal to keep. It doesn’t require the degree of caution and skill that hunting does, but it does demand that you respect the fishes as well as yourself. You can’t feel good about yourself if you break the rules. And oh yes ~ I do know how very difficult it is to throw back a fish because it is an eyelash over the size limit! But I know I would think less of myself if I ignored the rules. You have to respect the rules in hunting too, because the rules are there to protect the creatures which, in return protect the future of fishing and hunting for generations to come.
My upper middle-class, systems analyst, father (not a “backward yay-hoo”) would go on a deer-hunting trip once a year with a three of his cronies. However many they managed to get, they split between all of them. There was never a year when each of them got a deer, but we did eat a lot venison.
My upper middle-class, design engineer, husband (again not a “backward yay-hoo”) goes deer hunting once a year. His uncle has a lease in Arkansas. It is a good time for the cousins to be together more than just a hunt. They follow rules beyond the ones placed by the state. My husband has been going for 20 years and has never once shot a deer. His stand is up in a tree so he has a good view of what goes on around him. He has seen deer a lot but has never been able to ‘draw a good bead’ on one. That means he hasn’t been able to aim so that his shot will kill immediately. You have to be certain that you will do that because a wounded animal is not acceptable. Others have taken a shot, hit the deer but didn’t kill it and ended up having to spend several hours or a day trailing the poor creature to mercifully complete the job. Fortunately that doesn’t happen a lot because these gentlemen are good and responsible hunters. They are not driven to shoot wildly at the first sign of movement.
There can be no reasonable excuse for that boy to have tried to get a shot off. He couldn’t possibly have been sure his shot would have been good enough to bring the ‘bear’ down. He (and whoever might have been with him) were not trained well enough and showed a serious lack of judgement and responsibility.
I think of my husband sitting up in that deer stand for hours on end…seeing deer but not being able to guarantee a clean shot. He is as macho as any real man and it sure would be nice to finally bring a deer back to the lodge after all these years. I respect him all the more because he doesn’t just ‘go for it.’ He is a gentleman and a scholar and a true sportsman.
On the subject of hunting, deer hunting seasons are necessary because the deer population needs to be controlled. There are a lot of areas of this country where the deer will starve if their numbers aren’t checked, They are invading populated areas far to often. I live in Dallas and there are deer inside city limits. Of course, we’ve also seen coyotes and bobcats.
There are groups like Ducks Unlimited that make it their business to keep the numbers in line. I’m sure there are the same type of organizations for deer and other creatures. Respect is the main drive behind these groups. Respect for all of God’s creatures, particularly when one is hunting them.
Humans are carnivores and, therefore, hunters. There is nothing wrong with that. But you have to take it seriously and have respect for the creature you are hunting, respect for the land you are using, and if you do that – you’ll have respect for yourself. I doubt if that boy will be able to respect himself for a long time. He was poorly taught. I hold his father, or whoever was teaching him, equally responsible for the tragic death of an innocent young woman. It is so very sad. It was also so very avoidable.

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