A Dutchess County man hunting in Stormville injured a second hunter today after firing at a dead deer being hauled out of a wooded area, according to East Fishkill police.
The second hunter, also from Dutchess, had killed a deer and was using a cart to remove it from property off Meads Lane, on Stormville Mountain, owned by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, said Kevin Keefe, chief of the East Fishkill Police Department. The first hunter saw the deer moving, thought it was alive, fired and struck the first hunter in the hand and buttocks. The injured hunter was taken to Danbury Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The incident occurred at about 10:25 a.m. One hunter was from Wappingers Falls, the other was from Beacon. No further information was available.
Keefe said East Fishkill police assisted the state Department of Environmental Conservation police, who have jurisdiction over the incident because the state regulates hunting. The regular deer and bear southern zone hunting seasons opened at sunrise today and run through Sunday, Dec. 7.
I had the wife slice and hem a slot in my orange beenie so I can feed my back pack strap through it so it hangs off me while I'm walking to the stand. Once in the stand I go full camo but the walks in and out I always have some orange visible.
I am a NYS instructor as I know you are. Just because I sign off on a completion certificate after a passing grade on a test at the end of a 10 hour course does not mean I am in any way responsible for how that hunter conducts him/herself after the class.
Should we blame DMV testers for auto accidents or DWIs too? Get real.
The hunter is responsible for his/her own actions, no one else. This guy made a poor choice.
