David "Scotty" Young Shot at !!!

[beng]

This was over in the lounge what kinda f**k up shots at a angler. Scotty is one of our local on the lake and a heck of a stick !

WTH????

Alleged Beaver shooting incident 5/13/2009
There appears to have been another shooting incident involving a tournament fisherman. This time, the location was Beaver Lake for this week's FLW Tour Wal-Mart Open.

Pro David "Scotty" Young from Mayfield, Ky. told BassFan that during practice on Sunday, a resident shot at him three times with a "high-powered rifle." One shot, Young said, landed 6 feet from his boat and sprayed the boat with water.

Young said that he feared for his life and once he was clear of the area, called 911 and spoke with the Benton County Sheriff's dispatch.

BassFan currently has a call in to the Benton County Sheriff to see if action was taken on the alleged shooting. Young said he has yet to be contacted by the Sheriff's office.

Watch for the full story, coming soon.

This is the third known time in 6 years that a tournament angler has claimed to be shot at. At the 2003 Bassmaster Classic in New Orleans, Gary Klein accused Dale Silbernagel of firing over his boat during competition. Silbernagel was never prosecuted.

At the 2004 Alabama River Bassmaster Elite 50 in Prattville, Ala., pro Stacey King, his non-boater Bill Bonner and BASS photographer Gerald Crawford claimed they had been shot at by a local resident. King also said he found a bullet hole in the hull of his boat after the event. The alleged shooter, Paul Gray of Lowndesboro, Ala., was charged in the Lowndes County District Court with three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of criminal mischief in the third degree. He was found not guilty.

In May 2007, 86-year-old John Burke Yearwood of Madison, Ga. was been charged with aggravated assault in Greene County, Ga. after allegedly firing three shots at tournament anglers fishing the Oconee River. Angler Craig Barnett of Sycamore was wounded under the left arm, and produced a small-caliber bullet for authorities. Outcome of that case is not currently known.

[alexus]

[stratos284]

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You can say that again!!

[reelman]

I am equipped to return fire.
Maybe PETA is showing the love.

[Lykins Tr21]

holy moley....better start packing my ar15 next to my flipping rod

[196 Bobby]

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Maybe PETA is showing the love.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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