HUNTING ACCIDENTS ARCHIVES 2016
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PA: Man shot in Upper Milford Township hunting incident
Decembder 2, 2017 From McCall.com State police say a man injured by gunfire Saturday was hurt in a hunting incident. Emergency responders were called to an Upper Milford Township property late Saturday afternoon for a…
IA: Iowa DNR investigates Audubon County hunting accident
December 4, 2017 From KMALand.com Two hunters were injured after they were accidentally shot in Audubon County late last month. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, 56-year-old Arthur Goupille of Michigan was hunting…
GERMANY: Wild boar turns the tables on hunter
December 5, 2017 From NYPost.com A hunter was trying to shoot a wild boar in Germany — but the hog managed to kill the gunman first, according to reports. The 50-year-old victim was out with…
TN: Strangers rescue Anderson Co. hypothermic hunter
December 21, 2017 From Lauren Davis, WVLT.TV Sometimes doing an ordinary thing can make you realize just how fragile life can be. After a near-death experience on Wednesday, December 13, Billy Clabough said he feels…
WI: Man dies in Sauk County hunting accident
From NBC15.com December 31, 2017 A Milwaukee man is dead after a hunting accident in Sauk County. The Sauk County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call around 10:35 a.m. on Sunday for a hunter…
NY: Willsboro men charged after hunting accident
From Lois Clermont, PressRepublican.com December 20, 2017 ELIZABETHTOWN — A Willsboro resident accidentally shot another man while they were hunting illegally, State Police say. About 5 p.m. Dec. 14, Elizabethtown Community Hospital contacted State Police…
FRANCE: Hiker in south of France is killed after being shot in the groin by a wild boar hunter
From DailyMail.co.uk December 18, 2017 A hiker has been shot to death in a hunting accident after he was mistaken for a wild boar in the south of France. Jean-Louis Blanc, 59, was out walking…
NV: Coyote hunter injured in shooting accident
From Savanna Heindy, ElkoDaily.com December 12, 2017 Detectives with the Elko Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a person being accidentally shot in a hunting accident Saturday morning at South Fork Road and Jiggs…
CANADA: John Hickey, Labrador mayor shot in the face in hunting accident, has died
From CTVNews.ca December 15, 2017 APPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. – Labrador’s largest community is in mourning for mayor John Hickey, who struggled by snowshoe and snowmobile to get help after being shot in the face…