FRIENDSHIP, Wis. (WMTV/Gray News) – A lady who was walking her canine in Wisconsin on the second day of the gun-deer season was shot within the stomach, in response to a Department of Natural Resources official.
The 47-year-old lady wanted to be flown by way of MedFlight to an space hospital the place she remains to be being handled, DNR Hunter Education Administrator Lt. Mike Weber mentioned.
According to the company, she was shot whereas walking her canine on non-public property on Monday morning. The 62-year-old hunter instructed the DNR he thought the canine was an antlerless deer, so he fired.
DNR remains to be investigating the incident, Weber mentioned. He says the person was disabled and Wisconsin has alternatives that will permit folks with disabilities to hunt from their autos.
During the information convention, Weber provided a reminder to hunters about sporting blaze orange and fluorescent pink when within the woods.
He added that non-hunters ought to think about sporting these extremely seen colours as effectively throughout gun-deer season.
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