April 30, 2012
From Forums.FishUSA.com
SMITH TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A man was shot early Monday morning in
what appears to be a hunting accident in a wooded area of Smith
Township, Washington County.
Pennsylvania Game Commission
spokeswoman Beth Fife said a hunter heard a gobble, and he doesn't
know if it was a turkey or a hunter doing a turkey call, but he saw
movement and fired his 12-gauge shotgun and heard a man scream.
It was still dark in the woods near Pleasant Valley and Joffre
Cherry Valley roads. The victim was not wearing any orange clothing,
and the shooter said he did not see the man.
Fife told
Channel 4 Action News reporter Amber Nicotra that it's not a
requirement for hunters to wear orange, but it's strongly suggested,
especially because warm weather has caused wooded areas to be
overgrown, and it's hard to see through the thick woods.
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