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    Default Hunter killed in Kershaw Co.

    Midlands man killed on hunting club land, SC coroner says
    BY NOAH FEIT
    UPDATED DECEMBER 28, 2022

    A Midlands man was killed Monday while hunting, the Kershaw County Coroner’s Office said. Matthew Roach, a 40 year-old Elgin resident, died at the scene, Coroner David West said Tuesday in a news release. At about 11:10 a.m. Monday, a 911 caller reported a man had been shot, according to the release.

    The shooting happened on hunting club land in the 500 block of Shivers Green Road, West said. That’s a rural spot in the Ridgeway area of Kershaw County, between Interstate 77 and Interstate 20, not far from Lake Wateree. Roach was a member of the hunting club, according to the release.

    No other injuries were reported. Information about the shooting was not available, but it is being investigated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office, along with the coroner’s office.

    Read more at: https://www.thestate.com/news/local/...#storylink=cpy

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    Dang, that’s terrible.


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    I hate reading these every year.

    It's preventable and, in today's time, shouldn't be possible.
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    I did not know Matt but hear that he was the owner of Air Restoration Heating and Air and was known to be a really good guy. Prayers to the family. Truly tragic at this time of the year especially.
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    Hate it for all involved

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    This tragedy happened on a hunting club I used to be a member of. My brother-in-law and his wife's father have the lease. They have a man drive every year at the end of the season with this one ending horribly. To make things worse Matt had his young children right beside him when this happened. Prayers for his family and all involved.

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    Dang. Prayers sent
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    Quote Originally Posted by hunting_jim View Post
    This tragedy happened on a hunting club I used to be a member of. My brother-in-law and his wife's father have the lease. They have a man drive every year at the end of the season with this one ending horribly. To make things worse Matt had his young children right beside him when this happened. Prayers for his family and all involved.
    That is awful


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    horrible. prayers sent
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    What was the name of the club?
    I only hunt on days that end in "y"!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hunting_jim View Post
    To make things worse Matt had his young children right beside him when this happened.
    Damn. That hurts my soul.
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    Awful. Prayers for all of them.

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    Tragic no doubt

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    Prayers up for family and friends. There's no reason this should ever happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hunting_jim View Post
    This tragedy happened on a hunting club I used to be a member of. My brother-in-law and his wife's father have the lease. They have a man drive every year at the end of the season with this one ending horribly. To make things worse Matt had his young children right beside him when this happened. Prayers for his family and all involved.
    Can you confirm this was a man drive please? Just want to make sure before sharing with my son. We were having this same conversation last Saturday about how man drives, especially ma drives being done by folks that don't know what they are doing. It's probably one of the most dangerous styles of deer hunting out there IMO.

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    Post like this guve me a lump in my throat and puts my heart in my stomach every single time. God bless this mans family, his poor kids that witnessed this, and the man that pulled the trigger. He will live with this forever too
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    Quote Originally Posted by everlast View Post
    Damn. That hurts my soul.
    Mine too, just damnm!!
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    Absolutely horrible.

    I went on one big man drive on a well known club near Ridgeway, that was the last club drive I ever went on again. I'll never forget the sound of buckshot whizzing through the pines in front of me.
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    That's awful.
    At least I'm housebroken.

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