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is about on a par with last year at this time, but the percentage of fatalities is up, according to James N. Kerrick Game Commission Safety Officer. Four of the 6 fatalities were caused by rifles, one by bow and arrow, and one by a shotgun. Three of those who fired the fatal shots were hunting deer and the other three while hunting rabbits, crows and woodchuck respectively.
As usual, deer hunting has been responsible for the highest number of accidents. The 26 mishaps to date are broken down by type of hunting as follows: Deer 10, woodchuck 5, rabbit and squirrel 3, dove 1, duck 1, crow 1 and hawk 1. Careless gun handling and victims mistaken for game were the primary accident chuaed*--1' !*--«• In one interesting case, the victim saw a Game Warden coming and threw his gun over a bank. The gun landed butt first and discharged, wounding him in the leg and arm.
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