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To: John Freeman who wrote (13550)2/25/2000 11:38:00 AM
From: Frank Buck  Read Replies (2) of 62562
 
Supposedly this situation is claimed to have been founded in reality and reported by a radio station... having originally cited it from a Michigan news article.

Sorry I am at a loss for which station and paper.

I have a few technical problems with this story... and believe it may be majorly embellished. Example... most duck hunters worth their salt would never, never use #8 shot. As a matter of fact waterfowl hunting in the U.S. requires use of non-toxic steel or bismuth shot charges. #8 suggests lead (plumbum)shot being employed, which is about as potent on duck feathers as a Navy bean being blown through a McDonalds straw. As far as I know there is no #8 steel or bismuth shot. Toxic lead #8 shot is .09 inches in diameter and there are 410 pellets to an oz. of lead.

Therefore the story has a major hole in it. A shotshell containing #8 shot charge would certainly provide sufficient coverage and density on a dog enough to blind it. Don't forget the dog is reputed to be running directly toward the shooters. As such don't you think the dog would have dropped the dynamite after being shot directly in the puss?

Secondly... duck hunting can occur at times in northern states (like Michigan) at times when the water ways are freezing... but seldom coincide at times when the ice is sufficient to hold the weight of a vehicle. I would say that this part of the story is sufficient enough to make me question the integrity of the entire story as being entirely truthful.
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