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Fatal North Carolina
Hunting Accidents

Below is a partial list of the fatal hunting accidents that have happened in North Carolina. Not a lot of information here yet, but check back for safety information.

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N.C. Hunting Accidents
Year Fatal Non Total Hunters Trained Cert.

1990

6 36 42 388,795 22,352 20,226
1991 5 38 43 353,992 31,932 29,365
1992 5 27 32 351,787 23,887 22,120
1993 1 25 26 370,400 22,504 20,469
1994* 5 47 52 585,875 20,126 18,891
1995 6 42 48 365,326 17,787 16,347
1996 4 34 38 360,575 15,019 13,985
1997 3 37 40 360,614 15,483 14,425
1998 5 41 46 400,051 14,761 14,062
1999 5 24 29 453,865 14,928 14,572
2000 5 22 27 375,842 15,529 14,865
2001 4 36 40 371,809 13,660 13,503
2002 4 37 41 360,432 16,153 16,121
2003 3 33 36 387,410 14,551 16,269
2004 6 48 54 420,425 13,593 13,593
2005            
2006            
2007            
2008            
2009 3          
2010            
2011            
2012            

* starting in 1994 data includes treestand and other hunting related accidents.

 

North Carolina Hunting Fatalities
  • 2010 - Carlton Franklin Jackson Jr., 46 was accidentally shot in the chest by his 25 year old son while he was checking his gun during a mid-day break from hunting.

  • 2005 - Douglas Wayne Murdock, 28, was mistaken for a deer and a shot with a rifle by a 12-year-old boy

  • 2005 - Joseph Colin Sweatland, 12, appears to be a self-inflicted, accidental shooting

  • 2004 - Matthew Saunders, Sr., Treestand Fall

  • 2003 - name unknown, victim fell from homemade treestand no rails. Not wearing harness.

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Hunting Related Links:
North Carolina Hunting Accident Report - 2004
Deer Hunting in North Carolina
On the Hunting Trail with “Man’s Best Friend”
Hunting Accidents
Fatal Treestand Accidents
North Carolina Counties

 

 

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