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    Posted: November/28/2016 at 20:54
I have had that happen to me several times over the years hunting. Once one hit the dirt not to far from me. I went and dug up the bullet. 30 caliber still in near perfect shape.

That would be cool hearing it hit the branches and stuff.

Just part of hunting.
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Its part of dealing with other people. Lots of folks are very careless, but they are hunters too. Dealing with it is prt of hunting.
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It is un-nerving for sure but, the ones you hear are not the ones that hurt you. After the first 30 days in Iraq I quit even flinching when I heard that buzz or the ring of one hitting the truck. Not a good habit to have but by the time you know to duck it is waaay too late. I agree that it would be good to let the guy know that a round did get that deep. When you realize how many people out there have no clue about bullet trajectory and effective range it can become a challenge to even go out there. I've done things when I was younger that make me shudder to think about. Not trying to be reckless or dangerous but just ignorant/stupid about what I had in my hands. Approaching him with an attitude of wanting to help him avoid a disaster will probably accomplish more than informing him how careless/stupid he was will. Having to hunt from an elevated stand is a pain in the butt. But, it is the safest way for all in evolved. Back when I hunted with a dog hunting club I would always carry a climber stand and get atleast 8-10 ft off the ground. Kept me out of the line of fire of all that buck shot flying around and gave me a great vantage point of what was coming my way. Glad you only "heard" that round. Good luck, be safe and welcome to the OT!
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We have public lands in utah. On the rifle elk and deer hunts everywhere you look there is orange. It scares me to hunt sometimes for that reason. I typically muzzleloader hunt for just that reason, less people to worry about being careless.

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It is amazing and a testament to safety precautions that more hunters to not get hurt or killed every season. In South Africa we have thousands of hunters and thousands of rounds that go zipping in all directions.

We do have accidents, mostly as a result of an accidental discharge. But we have had a few hunters shot by mistaken identity and/or accidentally being in the line of fire.

But the accident and death rate must be like 0.0001% I recall two such incidents in all of this year of hunting and range shooting. (That was published in a newspaper and I read about anyway. Maybe more happen and I just never hear about them.)
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I've had one .30-06 round go past me - shot by one of my best friends. It was about 20 feet above and maybe that far in front of me. I was down in a coulee (gully) at the time so wasn't that concerned. I did let him know, but in a easy way. His dad was with us (retired Army colonel who flew Hueys in Vietnam). He chuckled and said, "That's right. You've never been downrange have you." I wasn't going to complain, remembering that he'd been shot right through his helicopter seat.

I always figure the best you can do is promote safe firearm handling with those closest to you and stay aware of other hunters in the field (as best you can). The worst danger I've faced is with one particular friend who always leaves a round chambered in his rifle after downing a deer or elk. If I'm with him I've gotten in the habit of clearing it for him and now have a small collection of .270 rounds on my reloading bench.

A really sad hunting accident occurred recently here in MT. A small-town veterinarian with a family (three young kids I believe) was climbing a barbed wire fence and got killed by his own rifle. He was only 37. 

You're at far more risk from a firearm that is close than a stray bullet from far off. 
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You guys afraid the gun is going to jump up and start shooting?  Wink
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