It’s hunting season and unfortunately accidents are bound to happen.
Once such incident was the case of the 13 year old boy who had his hat shot off while out hunting with his father. Luckily the boy wasn’t injured.
This past Monday Jeffrey Trepanier, 32, called the sheriff’s office to report that someone had shot the hat off his sons head while they were deer hunting on public land.
“That was way too close for comfort,” said Dodge County Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Blaine Lauersdorf. “We searched the area and where unable to determine where the shot came from.”
Lauersdorf said the incident only reinforces that hunters must make sure of their target before pulling the trigger.
The sheriff cited a case the weekend before in Waushara County in which a man inadvertently shot and killed his 18-year-old grandson, mistaking him for a deer.
If you live in an area where hunting is taking place a word to the wise would be to wear bright colored clothing and make yourself as visible as possible while outside.