Vermont
VT hunter faces charges for shooting man he mistook as bear
HUNTINGTON., Vt. (AP) — A Vermont hunter is dealing with expenses for allegedly taking pictures and critically injuring one other hunter earlier this month that he stated he mistook for a bear, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Division stated Tuesday. The 35-year-old sufferer from Fairfax was hit within the stomach by a single gunshot as he was strolling to a tree stand on personal land in a wooded space in Huntington on Sept. 10, in accordance with the division. A 3rd hunter referred to as 911. The sufferer was taken to the College of Vermont Medical Middle in Burlington, the place he remained in steady situation Tuesday, the division stated.
A 25-year-old hunter from Bolton is dealing with felony expenses of aggravated assault and negligent use of a gun, in addition to a misdemeanor cost of reckless endangerment, the division stated. He’s anticipated to be arraigned in court docket on Thursday.
Neither hunter was carrying blaze orange on the time of taking pictures, officers stated.
“These incidents are extremely preventable and spotlight the significance of positively figuring out your goal whereas searching,” Recreation Warden Detective Sergeant Robert Currier stated in an announcement. “The Vermont Warden Service encourages hunters and most people to put on blaze orange whereas within the area throughout Vermont’s searching seasons.”