As much as Kensal's rant appeals to me philosophically, the reality today is sadly different. Even people professionally trained in gun safety can be incapable of being smart hunters. A MA state trooper recently accidently shot a woman because he thought her dog was a deer:

Norton woman shot by state trooper

You can imagine how much of a hit hunting in MA took as a result of this accident.

Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.