Reelfoot Lake, TN Duck hunters murdered

https://wreg.com/news/hunter-witnessed-reelfoot-lake-murders-official-says/

This happened Monday morning. The two blinds were fairly close together and what Ive heard the most of that set it off, was that the young guys had shot and killed a duck that was working the old man's decoys and took a wide swing towards their blind.

The full story isn't known yet and hopefully it'll come to light. The old man is still at large, he fled the blind where he shot the two in his boat and never went back to the ramp for his truck and trailer. I'm hoping he didn't shoot himself or dorwn and that he is caught so that justice can be delivered. This is a man who doesn't deserve the easy way out. It's crazy what people will do in the heat of the moment, especially over a dang duck.

Duck hunting has been going down the drain recently IMO, all it is anymore is a competition. It used to be all I lived for, it's just left a bad taste in my mouth the last several years on the mentality of duck hunters in this day and age.

Wow

WOW and double WOW!!!

Unreal

Sad!

Chris

Wonder they didn't shoot back the article says there were 3 in the blind.

Hard to shoot back with your head missing.

He said investigators are getting more information from a third hunter, who was in the same blind as the two victims.

I'd wait for more facts to come out before convicting the old man. Something seems a bit fishy with the only available witness .

What seems fishy? One luckily made it out alive. If the old man has nothing to hide why is he hiding?

I figure he's probably at the bottom of the lake. Killed and dumped by the third guy. Time will tell.

I believe that he is also at the bottom of the lake. He never returned for his truck and trailer, and the only other means of transport he had available was a boat whose location has officially yet to be reported. I'm sure all blinds have been checked for him possibly hiding out.

The most important part of this all is that two families and an untold number of friends are now without 2 young men, and another family I'm sure is grieving just as much to find out that their lived one is a suspect in commiting this act. Please remember them in your prayers in the coming days.

^^^^ this

When I think I have heard it all, then a Tragic Story like this comes out. Very Sad deal.

Duck just ain't that good.

This is just down the road from me...Hope law enforcement gets it sorted out fast.

The locals are concerned and worried, no telling how this all turns out.

He was shot as well. Just survived. I live close by.

Tragic- hunted there a lot when I was a kid with a local guide named Hub, some real turf wars back then about blind placement.
I hope everything gets resolved.

More of a mental health issue then a duck hunting issue.

Prayers for the families.

Over a dang duck?

Article says truck and boat located but no suspect

Yeah, I saw on the news this morning where the boat is now recovered. So I'd almost bet he's on the bottom of that lake.

That's one thing that really gets to me, is someone commiting a heinous act and wind up dead before justice is delivered. I'm the same age as both of the young men that were killed, so much life they had yet to live and now it's gone. I hope that man is somehow found and has to answer for what he did. He'll have to answer to God, but I feel like he should answer here on Earth as well.

I've read quite a bit about hunting at Reelfoot. Sounds like there's an extreme amount of douchey behavior.

I'm not an old-timer just yet, but I'm guessing this guy was fed up with the changes he's seen in the sport since he started. Of course, you can't shoot guys just because they may, or may not be, jackwagons.

Sad all the way around...

I live in the area and have hunted Reelfoot before. Since I am close by I have talked to several that know the situation personally. Here are some of the things I have heard. They were hunting in blinds close to each other. The old man was working the birds and they swung wide and the 3 young guys shot at the birds. The old man got mad and went over and pulled in the boat house and knocked on the door. When they opened it he shot the first two dead and wounded the third. After that I have heard so many varying stories that who knows what is true. It is a sad situation and who knows what has happened up to this point, etc. We will probably know the whole truth since it seems like the old man is probably dead along with 2 of the 3 others.
Prayers for all involved.

Remington, that's pretty much what I've heard up to this point. I just can't believe that he was set on doing what he did from the moment he left his blind all the way to their blind. This just absolutely blows my mind.

Double this

Well the first crazy thing that happened there was a brave stole a princess from another tribe and the ground opened up and swallowed the camp. At least it seems to make more sense to pull a curse on ones head for stealing a pretty girl, than a stupid crazy notion to kill someone over a dead duck!

Some people are stressed out nowadays-all it takes is a little thing to make them snap.
Same as the mass shooters.
You can see how easy people lose their cool on here sometimes.
People need more alone bush time to unwind.Unfortunately some people dont have that option.

Youv done convicted the old man buy what one person is saying could be the "whitness" is lying??????

Exactly . wheres the old man.

Opinion matters more than proof now days.

I agree. How did the witness avoid not getting shot, just the other two did? If the old man left the scene, why didn't he take his truck?

It has always amazed me how many people make a comment on here without reading the whole story.

Aint nobody got time fo dat.

Says 3rd hunter was wounded but took gun from old man and then went for help.


Hmmm

Wounded, but still was able to take the gun from the old man? Couldn't have been wounded too bad to be able to do that.
Not saying the third man is guilty of anything, but it does seem rather fishy. If they find the old man dead nearby and the third man has the old man's gun...How did he die?

Right? They call someone "gay boy" and get themselves banned. Sound familiar?

20 yrs ago same scenario played out on Sauk Lake in MN. It was a young family and an old man next door. A property line. Deputy was there in late morning. Thought everyone was happy and ok. No such luck. The old man sat in his garage with a gun. Picked the young family off one by one as they came to render aid to each other. Then the old man shot himself. Not that uncommon. Just inability to control ones temper Sad. Just sad

Adrenalin can make people do incredible things at times.

Could be he came to his senses and realized what he had done, walked into the water over his head and let his waders fill up.

Unless you’re wearing canvas or rubber waders neoprene won’t sink. Disproved that myth many many times, lol.

True. But, a shotgun blast at close range would be pretty devastating.
Finding the old man should bring together more of the pieces to prove what actually happened.

Basically nobody wears waders on Reelfoot. No reason to cause the water and mud are WAYYYY too deep to wade. Next speculation ?

P

No more solid news out yet?

X1000!

Pointing out someones sexual preference is not losing your cool,lol.
Hit a nerve?-Are you one.

Only thing I have heard is they have called off the man search for right now. I believe they think he is dead in the lake. Could take weeks for the body to float up if so.

Any info on why they believed he fled on foot? Was his boat pulled up on shore?

Colonel Mustard, in the kitchen, with the candlestick.

Duck hunting duel to the death.
And now they can't find a body.

Never thought duck tasted that good.


Has anybody checked the whereabouts
of the Canadian Manitoba Cannibal ?

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https://www.wbbjtv.com/2021/01/27/new-details-emerge-in-reelfoot-lake-double-homicide-investigation/

Latest information.

It it just me or does every new version seem less believable than the previous one? This version reported to be from the only known survivor.

Where was the suspects boat found?

They apparently have not found the gun that was knocked in waist deep lake water. Makes no sense at all.

Where is the 2nd gun that is attributed to the missing suspect?

What was the nature of the survivors injuries?

More questions than answers being reported and most of it seems pretty far fetched.

Unless the suspect is found alive, I am not sure we will ever get anywhere close to the truth about what happened.

Why would he shoot once with his own gun and then grab someone else's gun for a second shot? He'd of had at least 3 shells in his own plugged gun

I find it odd that the DA or whatever the title of the prosecutor is would release that kind of detail for a case that still has the potential to go to a jury.

I was wondering the same thing. Something is not adding up.

Lesson learned
Don’t shoot ducks someone else is calling.

Way more to the Story

Sorry, it’s a sad situation for sure but the post above made me laugh.

The article says the survivor charged the man, took his gun, hit him with the gun, knocked him out of the boat. He's got more self determination than i have. If someone just shot my 2 hunting buddies.....I'm not going to get in a wrestling match with him

Yeah and survivors next story says he tossed gun in lake after knocking old guy out with it. Yet the authorities found old guys gun in his boat when it was located. Doesn't add up.

I’d say the survivor shot the two guys in the blind and the old man as he came to help. I’m not going to wrestle a guy who just shot two of my buddies. I’m going to return a load of buckshot.

Hmmmmm...could be

Unless the old man told everyone to unload their weapons and being young they did as they were told. Then when the old man gave the wounded guy an opportunity he took it and got the heck outa dodge.

Could he of used the game warden trick and told them he was division of wildlife and to unload like you mentioned and then started shooting. Good point there.

Maybe old guy came over, survivor and old man got into it . Survivor shoots old man and his 2 buddies( wanting to go into law enforcement they said) were not down for it and get shot by survivor. Dump the body, make up story and head to shore with two dead friends.

Chai Vang all over again.

That was my first thought too.

I went to school with one of those victims.

Very tragic, but things don't line up ....
Witness is not telling whole story ..

This I believe

And here everyone was thinking the antler hunters are the crazy ones!

Unbelievable, especially the second story. Nothing adds up. Terrible for all involved.

they are google Chai Vang

This second version doesn't mention the survivor getting shot, or did I miss that? In the first version he was wounded, but was still able to attack the old guy. There's got to be more to the story.

You all act like you'll get an accurate story from a news outlet. They will print whatever they feel is a good story. I'm surprised they weren't all shot with AR 15's by someone in a Trump hat.

A couple buddys of mine just got back from a trip to Reelfoot where they leased a duck blind. They had fun but said man the duck hunters up there are on a whole different level than your average joe duck hunters. He said they were over there hunting and having a good time shooting then later on they said their guide got a call from a hunter in the next blind down from them raising cain about them shooting at ducks he claims were too high in the air! My buddy said Ill admit we did shoot a couple of times at ducks that were a little too high but to call and cuss their guide out about it??? If that is what duck hunting is all about ill stick to deer.

Sky busting is not ok. Rookie move at best.

It is a different breed of people up there , there is always a lot of fights at the ramps and a few blinds always gets Torched each year .

No, but give it a little time and the T Man crowd will figure it out

give me a break someone pays good money to hunt dont you tell me what i can and cant shoot at

x2

Skybusting usually results in nobody killing ducks...and you dont shoot a mans swing. To bad about the young men hated to hear it figure they'll be removing some if not all the blinds.

Aren’t you supposed to set up where the ducks swing out in range? Don’t even need decoys or a call that way.

Hey, I'm testing New loads!...What!

Dont need any of that stuff NE Wildlife. When you see them on a farm pond just approach on the dam side. Sneak up over the top and when they take off shoot a few

P.S. never had anybody shoot at me for doing that either. Or even get mad.

Why you waiting on them to take off?

I saw The Burger Brothers do that

Here is a link to the story.


https://www.wbbjtv.com/2021/01/27/new-details-emerge-in-reelfoot-lake-double-homicide-investigation/

This was my thinking too.

That’s what I was wondering!

If he just caught a few stray pellets from the first two being shot he would be wounded but still in a position to fight. A shot column is still pretty compact at the ranges we're talking about in this situation.

Mike

Sloppy poor form Bud, money's got nothing to do with it.

At least there are some hunters out there with ethics.


...and many that dont have any!!!

Yes money does have to do with it they go to have a good time not be told what to shoot at by some busybody know it all

Sounds like the idiot guide is as dumb as they are nramem

You'd last about 2 hours on most duck areas before somebody stomped a mudhole in ya with that attitude.

P

After the newest news on this story, I'm starting to think that this 3rd guy in the blind is definitely hiding something. He may in fact turn out to be the perpetrator is what I'm starting to think.

Massac, that is kinda what I am thinking also. His story keeps changing and it doesn't add up. Real easy to say what happened when there is no one else to say other wise. I trap many places that border the Reelfoot national wildlife refuge, and just from the stories I have been told have zero desire to ever hunt on that lake.

https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/ne...ktA6nxdPG24MbrQ9gb6XEhnKfATJHa07bZtRjyhI

Body has now been found.

https://fb.watch/3lRdgSk2xC/

More on the whole thing.

now that you said it , looks like front page news from the washington post.

So you're the kind of person who thinks spending money gives you the right to be a prick huh...

You'd better keep your money the heck out of Alaska then. Hunt with your attitude and any guide will be dropping your entitled butt back at the airport.

Now we're fighting in a duck hunting murder thread. Bahaha......Why not wait and report back after someone knows what happened after the investigation.

Very sad.

Honestly surprised there aren’t more problems on public waters over ducks

And attitude like that is what makes news stories like this, over a duck you act like your life depends on killing a duck, your family is gonna starve, whoa is me LOL

Nope im the kind of guy that thinks im out there to have have fun and make memories. ive duck hunted in several states. never been accused of "sky busting"

Pirogue is right. There are simple rules to follow when duck hunting. Do not sky bust. Once a flock is obviously working someone else's spread, shut up and let it happen. Doesn't matter how much you've payed to hunt, it doesn't give you licence to behave like a moron. Common sense and common courtesy goes a long way.

Yep. And dont cut off someones snare in the ditch. Same thing. If people wouldnt be pricks, theyd be alive.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...format=permalink&ref=watch_permalink
For all the amateur sleuths, tough guys, know it alls, and bitter turds who think it would be cute if a couple young men were killed for sky busting or shooting some old guys swingers...

Very sad.

Nobody said that. Oversensitive much?