[Gag]

I'd love to hear how he explained this one to the wifey.
Man, what a dumb fucking family.

By CHAO XIONG / StarTribune
startribune.com
updated 10:30 p.m. ET April 20, 2008


Anthony Klaseus had no reason to think that his hunting companion -- his 8-year-old son -- was nearby as he waited for wild turkeys to come within range Saturday evening in Sibley County.
The 39-year-old Belle Plaine man had told the boy, Hunter, to stay where he was -- well out of range -- as he stalked the wildfowl near County Road 6 in Faxon Township, about 3 miles west of Belle Plaine. But Hunter, caught up in the excitement of the chase and eager to catch up with his dad, headed toward him.
Hunter, dressed in camouflage, was 20 to 30 yards away, in a grassy area between a farm field and the woods where his father stood, when his father mistook him for a turkey and fired his 12-gauge shotgun, said Sibley County Sheriff Bruce Ponath.
Hunter was hit in the chest.
"To say that he was distraught would be an understatement," said the sheriff of the father.
Klaseus called 911 from his cell phone at 6:25 p.m., then carried his wounded son about a quarter-mile to where emergency personnel could get to him, Ponath said.
But efforts to revive the boy failed and Hunter was pronounced dead at the scene.
The shooting remains under investigation, but the sheriff characterized it as a tragic accident.
Last year, two people died in hunting accidents in Minnesota, according to a report released this month by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. There were 23 incidents of hunters being shot at, either by themselves, others in their hunting party, strangers or, in one case, a dog.
Hunter's family did not return calls Sunday.
Pat Pribyl, principal at Raven Stream Elementary School in New Prague, where Hunter was a third-grader, echoed the feelings of many when he said, "A lot of people are in shock. It just doesn't seem possible."
Hunter was an active, eager student who wrestled in a children's league and loved the outdoors, Pribyl said. He recently had written and illustrated a book about hunting with his father for a class assignment.
"He was an intelligent little boy," he said. "Fun-loving, full of energy."
On Sunday, Raven Stream's faculty members were informed of Hunter's death. They will meet this morning before school to talk about how to help his fellow students cope with his death.
Teachers will talk to their classes about the accident and counselors will be available, Pribyl said. Counselors also will ride the school bus Hunter took each morning.
Pribyl said that he spoke with Hunter's mother Sunday and that funeral plans are pending. "She was very shook up and for lack of a better word, devastated," he said. "This just hits on so many levels."
In addition to his parents, Hunter is survived by two sisters, Alison, 11, and Ashley, 12.

[TheBagman]

Shit like this is unfortunate. With proper education this could have easily been avoided.

[AnnonUSA]

That guy read the "How to Hunt" Manual written by Dick Cheney.







Does anyone see the error of his ways?

[The_Egg]

wtf

[Gag]

Seriously.

You have to be one stupid fuck to leave an 8 year old alone in the woods while you wander three miles away, doesn't take much imagination to assume the kid isn't going to stay put.

[katchafire]

damn thats pretty fucken sucky

[Slutter McGee]

At least Gag was able to create a really shitty pun off of the story.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee

[elroypornlab]

Fathers Fault lock his criminal ass up he shot him accident or no he shot the kid. He was not being a responsible parent or a responsible hunter BEEP DONE

[Gag]

Truly.

You can't blame it all on him though, the kid was a bit of a turkey, if he wanted in on the action he should have ran next to his dad, not in the shrubs in the area where his dad would be shooting.

I figure until you have an age in the double didgits you shouldn't be going on hunting trips.

[Gag]

Originally Posted by Slutter McGee

At least Gag was able to create a really shitty pun off of the story.

Sincerely,

Slutter McGee

The story was too ironic not to include that pun.