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DNR: Deer Hunt Third Safest In State History
Nine-Day Hunt Ended Sunday
UPDATED: 5:28 pm CST December 1,
2008
WAUSAU, Wis. -- Officials with the state Department of Natural Resources said that there were nine accidental shootings during this year's deer hunt, making it the third safest on record.Safety administrator Tim Lawhern said that the nine-day hunt that ended Sunday claimed one hunter's life -- a 48-year-old Appleton man -- and left eight others with a variety of wounds, four of them self-inflicted in the leg or foot.The past 10 seasons have averaged 15 accidental shootings.Lawhern said that the nine victims this year were all males, ages 13 to 62. Five of shootings occurred during deer drives.Exactly how many deer were killed by the more than 630,000 hunters won't be known until Tuesday. Hunters have until late Monday to register deer with the DNR.
Previous Stories:
- December 1, 2008: Muzzleloader Season Opens Monday
- November 26, 2008: Deer At Hunting Preserve Killed After CWD Found
- November 25, 2008: DNR: Hunters Register Fewer Deer Than A Year Ago
- November 24, 2008: Deer Hunter Finds Wolf Dead In Western Wisconsin
- November 24, 2008: DNR: 5 Shooting Incidents, 1 Fatality In Deer Hunt
- November 24, 2008: DNR: Good Hunting Conditions For Opener
- November 22, 2008: Hunters Head Out In Wisconsin For Gun Deer Season
- November 21, 2008: Tradition Trumps Economy For State's Deer Hunting Season
- November 20, 2008: Officials Roll Out New Program Urging Hunters To Donate Deer Meat
- November 17, 2008: Sales Of Hunting Licenses Up This Year
- November 17, 2008: DNR: Up To 1.7 Million Deer Await Wisconsin Hunters
- November 15, 2008: DNR: 53 Counties Participate In Deer Donations
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