TX: Magnolia fisherman dies in boat crash
February 26, 2016 From LSONews.com Michael Wayne Conaway, 58, died shortly after authorities arrived on scene north of the FM 1097 bridge near the Scott’s Ridge Boat Ramp. He was fishing on Lake Conroe in…
NY: Teen hunter shoots himself in foot
February 22, 2016 From FLTimes.com GENEVA — Mitchell Potts, 16, was hunting geese with several friends Sunday in the town of Geneva. Potts accidentally shot himself in the left foot with a 12-gauge shotgun.
MI: Man fatally shoots self while hunting coyotes
February 16, 2016 From DetroitFreePress.com A 67-year-old man fatally shot himself Monday in a hunting accident in Oregon Township shortly after 10:15 a.m. Monday. The man had been hunting coyotes for about a week after…
MS: Accused headlighters caught, poacher convicted
February 15, 2016 From ClarionLedger.com Information from concerned citizens recently led to the arrest of four individuals in Newton County who are accused of illegally shooting at a deer from an 18-wheeler at night. “This…
AL: Southside man continues to recover from hunting accident
February 26, 2016 From GadsdenTimes.com Bradley Grogan and three friends were hunting Jan. 18 in Russell County. Grogan was in a tree stand, 16 or 17 feet off the ground. He removed his harness when…
TX: ‘Highly respected’ Connecticut trooper dies in Texas hunting accident
February 9, 2016 From KXAN.com HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut state police say Stephen Davis, 50, died Saturday on the Cinco Ranch in Maverick County, Texas. Davis was hit by a shot fired by another…
MI: Dad and Son, 4, Ice Fishing, Die After Falling Through Ice Into Lake in Michigan
February 2, 2016 From NBCNews.com A father and his 4-year-old son died after falling through ice into Alderman Lake, 40 miles northwest of Detroit, in Michigan on Monday, police said. The pair had been ice…
OR: Hunters injured in helicopter crash
January 13, 2016 From BlueMountainEagle.com RITTER — A helicopter pilot and his passenger were injured in a crash near Ritter Butte Wednesday morning. Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer said a helicopter being used to hunt…
AK: Three moose hunters killed in boating accident
January 31, 2016 From KTVA.com ANCHORAGE – Three men have died after their boat capsized on the Togiak River Saturday. Eric Coopchiak, , 31, James Toots, 39, and Larry Arnariak, 29, were in a boat…
KS: Hunter Drowns at Kansas Lake
January 25, 2016 From KSAL.com WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Sedgwick County law enforcement and emergency personnel were called Sunday morning to the private lake near Wichita on a report that a small boat had capsized.…