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Hunting Accidents Can Cause Serious Personal Injury
Last May, a turkey hunter was shot in his left eye as he sat in a makeshift while turkey hunting. According to a Tulsa World report, the injured hunter was accidently shot by another hunter, who had mistakenly believed that he heard turkey sounds nearby. Apparently, when the defendant hunter awoke from a nap, he aimed his hunting rifle at what he believed were turkey decoys. In actuality, he had blinded another hunter who was perched up high in a tree also searching for turkey.
The defendant hunter was charged with the misdemeanor of reckless conduct of a firearm and he received a $900 fine for his actions that inflicted injury upon another. Additionally, the defendant hunter will be under supervised probation until January 2012, since he is a first-time offender.
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