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Wildlife agent: Hunter mistakes buddy for deer, shoots him
WESTMINSTER, S.C. – Authorities say a deer hunter in South Carolina mistook his hunting buddy for a deer and shot him.
Wildlife agents said the hunter who was shot left the Oconee County deer stand around 7:30 a.m. Thursday and was wounded a short time later.
Department of Natural Resources Capt. Robert McCullough told news outlets the wounded hunter was hit by buckshot and taken to a hospital in Greenville. The wounded hunter’s condition wasn’t immediately released.
McCullough says wildlife agents are investigating the shooting.
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