Man charged with shooting, wounding Anchorage hunter in Vermont
Published Wednesday, November 19, 2008
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Stumble It!COVENTRY, Vt. -- A 21-year-old Newport man is facing criminal charges stemming from the shooting and wounding of a hunter in the town of Coventry.
Vermont State Police says James Rowell thought he was shooting at a deer when he shot and hit 32-year-old Theron Willard of Anchorage, Alaska, in the lower extremities just before dark on Tuesday afternoon.
Police say that Rowell heard screaming after he fired the shot and then went to help.
Police say Willard was taken to North Country Hospital in Newport and then transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., where he is listed in stable condition.
Rowell was cited into court on a charge of reckless endangerment.
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When I lived on the East Coast this was an all too common mistake that happens every single hunting season.
Although I am a long time Alaskan hunter, trapper, and Certified Alaskan Hunter Safety Instructor - I would never, ever, hunt in Mass, Maine, VT or NH.
And it seems like every year a hunter gets shot in Alaska as well.
And just about every year a hunter gets shot in Alaska as well.
AKhusky do you have some statistics on that? I do not recall Alaska as having that poor of a Hunter safety record.
Pat
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