Two men arrested after person shot during rabbit hunt on Suffolk farmland

[A.J.P.]

Just came across this - has anyone heard anything further?

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8305943/Two-men-arrested-person-shot-rabbit-hunt-Suffolk-farmland.html

 

 

Police statement:

https://www.suffolk.police.uk/news/latest-news/10-05-2020/men-arrested-after-shooting-woolpit-are-released-under-investigation

Edited May 11, 2020 by A.J.P.

[oldypigeonpopper]

hello, looks very suspicious, 2 men arrested shooting on nearby land to where the 27 year old man was injured, 

[A.J.P.]

Just now, oldypigeonpopper said:

hello, looks very suspicious, 2 men arrested shooting on nearby land to where the 27 year old man was injured, 

Or a case of negligence on the part of the shooters? Backstop etc.

[WalkedUp]

Looks bad for them. We don’t know what gun they were using or what their backstop was but IMO it could be lamping with 22lr subsonics, which are a terrible round. They will try to find some stone to hit in the soil and bounce. I use .17hmr for most lamping on flat fields, you need good valleys and a lot of care to choose a decent backstop for .22lr subs. They are certainly not a novice round. 

[oldypigeonpopper]

5 minutes ago, A.J.P. said:

Or a case of negligence on the part of the shooters? Backstop etc.

hello, could very well be, depends how close the land they were shooting on to Woolpit business park where the police report stated and also at 11.55 pm

Edited May 11, 2020 by oldypigeonpopper

[REDINGTON]

vague reporting  as always, creating multiple imagined scenarios,  none of which end well for all shooters. 

Edited May 11, 2020 by REDINGTON

[Gordon R]

He was hit in the chest, which seems odd, unless the terrain was a bit hilly. I suspect a couple of licences will be gone.

[Benthejockey]

Could have been an air rifle and he could have gone to hospital for shock. 

[Gordon R]

Whatever it was, it will end poorly for the two concerned.

[Cheshirelad]

I hope the victim recovers without any major ill-effects.

It sounds like the two "hunters" will not be hunting again anytime soon .................... hopefully! 

[Dave-G]

44 minutes ago, Cheshirelad said:

I hope the victim recovers without any major ill-effects.

It sounds like the two "hunters" will not be hunting again anytime soon .................... hopefully! 

Only one will have badly assessed the shot and squeezed the trigger. If he puts his hand up it might not affect his mate who might have been looking elsewhere with say a spotter.

 

[Walker570]

2 hours ago, WalkedUp said:

Looks bad for them. We don’t know what gun they were using or what their backstop was but IMO it could be lamping with 22lr subsonics, which are a terrible round. They will try to find some stone to hit in the soil and bounce. I use .17hmr for most lamping on flat fields, you need good valleys and a lot of care to choose a decent backstop for .22lr subs. They are certainly not a novice round. 

100% agree.