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Hunter Incidents

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State	County	Date	Year	Time	Location	Season Day	Number Party	Self Inflicted	Tree Stand	Tree Stand Details	Tree Stand Manufacturer	Tree Stand Other	Animal	Other Shooting	Topography	Visibility	Cover	Lighting	Weather	Factor 1	Factor 2	Factor 3	Factor 4	Injury Memo	Summary	Submitted by Type	Submitted by	Distance	Implement	Implement_Other	Action	Action Other	Caliber Gauge	Draw Weight	Make	Model	Sights	Sights Other	Ammunition	Ammunition Other	Safety Position	Shot Type	Classification	Land Ownership	Same Party	Casualty Type
Ohio	Mahoning	20/12/2020	2020	02:30 PM	Beaver Tep.	0	3	N	N				Deer	Hunting	Flat	Good			Calm	Hunter's Judgment - Failure to check beyond target				After entering the residence the bullet struck the victim in the right foot at the base of the toes between his first and second toe.	Three hunters were located in a woodlot across the road from the victims residence. None of the hunters had permission from the land owner. One hunter walked to the southeast corner near Calla Rd. and was attempting to drive deer to the other two hunters. He spooked a deer that ran back to the east and fired one shot at the deer which was approximately 130 yards from his location. The bullet passed through the deer and continued across Calla Rd. where it struck a window of the victims residence and entered the home and struck the victim in the right foot. The bullet traveled a total of approximately 210 yards from the shooters location to the victims residence.	Wildlife Investigator	Keyser	101+	Rifle		Bolt		.450 Bushmaster		Ruger						Off		A	Private	N/A	Nonfatal
Ohio	Ashland	11/12/2020	2020	12:15 PM	Vermillion Twp.	0	3	Y	N				Cottontail	Hunting	Flat	Fair	Light	--unknown--	Calm	Skill and Aptitude - Careless handling of firearm				Gunshot wound to left index finger	On December 11 2020 3 hunters started their rabbit hunting trip at 1761 CR 1035 in Ashland Ohio at approximately 8:00 AM. All three individuals were wearing hunting bibs with an orange hat and vest. At approximately 12:00 PM they had kicked a rabbit out of a brush pile located in the middle of the property. The victim had shot and missed along with one of her hunting partners. They decided to kick through the brush pile once more to see if there were any other rabbits in it. While the victim was manipulating the brush pile with her left hand and a Remington 870 Express Magnum 12 gauge shotgun in the right hand she squeezed the trigger on accident shooting her left index finger with a Winchester Lead 6-shot shell. The victim possesses a valid resident hunting license but has never completed hunter education.	Wildlife Investigator	Huegel	0-10	Shotgun		Pump		12 gauge		Remington	870 Express Magnum					--unknown--		A	Private	Y	Nonfatal
Indiana	Lake	30/11/2020	2020	03:30 PM	4411 E. 157th Ave. Hebron IN	0	1	N	Y	Factory			Deer	N/A	Flat		Light	Dusk	Clear	Treestand Related - Failure to use haul line	Treestand Related - Failure to use safety belt			4 broken ribs concussion punctured lung blood/fluid in chest cavity.	Victim climbed to the top and sat down in the seat of the treestand. Soon after he began to develop a feeling of cold sweats and was extremelty warm. He then took his jacket off and hung it on the side of his ladder. He then began to feel sick to his stomach. He stated he did not believe he would make it down from the stand so he sat on the west side of the stand platform with his feet hanging over the edge. He does not recall anything from this point. He was then found on the ground on the west side of the tree with is head next to the tree and his feet angled away to the southeast. He suffered 4 broken ribs a concussion a punctured lung and blood/fluid in his chest cavity.	Wildlife Investigator	ICO Alex James Neel		N/A														B	Private	N/A	Nonfatal
West Virginia	Gilmer	28/11/2020	2020	03:27 PM	Dry Run Creek	6	1	N	N				Deer	Hunting	Hilly	Good	Light	Sunny	Clear	Miscellaneous - --unknown--				While tracking a deer on an ATV the female flipped the ATV into a creek. Victim stated she couldnt feel below her waist	ATV incident while tracking a deer.	Wildlife Investigator	NRPO Holcomb		N/A														C	Private	N/A	Nonfatal
West Virginia	Wetzel	27/11/2020	2020	08:30 AM	Low Gab Run Road	5	1	Y	Y	Factory			Deer	Hunting	Flat	Good	Light	Sunny	Clear	Skill and Aptitude - Careless handling of firearm				Juvenile shot himself in his left foot second toe while in tree stand. Victim lost second toe.	Juvenile was hunting by himself in a ladder stand. Victim stated that he grabbed his jacket with his right hand and the gun slipped from his left hand. Juvenile victim squeezed trigger and shot himself in the foot losing his second toe. The juvenile could not hunt legally without an adult licensed hunter.	Wildlife Investigator	Cpl. T. Spence	0-10	Rifle		Bolt		0.243		Savage		Scope		Factory		Off		A	Private	N/A	Nonfatal

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