Brian Collins of Carthage North Carolina was found dead in the woods behind his home a victim of a hunting accident. Authorities believe Mr. Collins fell while climbing into his deer stand last Friday. A police dog led authorities to him when he failed to return home by 11 pm. They found him at the base of his tree with a gunshot wound to the chest and a broken rung on the wooden ladder he used to climb in and out of his stand. This is such a senseless death and something that could have easily been prevented had he not tried to climb with a loaded firearm.
Please remember to unload your gun prior to climbing and use a hoist line or a Gun Triever to get your weapon in and out of your stand. If you won’t practice safe gun handling for yourself at least do it for your family. We need to prevent tragedies like this from ever happening.
Brian Collins was 40 years old and he leaves behind a wife, a son, a daughter, and a stepson.
This is the second time that I’m aware of that a NC deer hunter has accidentally shot himself getting in or out of a treestand this season. We also had the tragic death of a small game hunter dropping a loaded shotgun while driving a golf cart. Remember these are more then just stats these are families that have lost a love one. Please be safe.
