Turkey hunter killed in accidental shooting knew man who fired shot

[Barack_America]

Spoiler: It wasn't Cheney.

Turkey hunter killed in accidental shooting knew man who fired shot

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — A Jefferson County man who was killed in a hunting accident Saturday in Hampshire County had hunted for years on the property owned by the man who fired the fatal gunshot, the victim’s brother said Monday night.

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Herald Hart Bennett, 26, was killed when he was shot in the right side with a bullet from a rifle fired by David Clarke Butler, 61, of Inwood, W.Va., according to the state Division of Natural Resources.

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The shooting occurred in an area known as Fox’s Hollow along the South Branch of the Potomac River near Romney, W.Va., according to the DNR and Andy Bennett.

Butler, who has a cabin in the area, took a shot at a turkey on the first day of the fall season and missed. The bullet struck Bennett, according to the DNR.

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“We all know it’s an accident. It doesn’t do a whole lot to soften the blow,” Andy Bennett said...

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Very sad for his family.

[proteus_lives]

1. These type of accidents are horrible.

[Barack_America]

3. Yes, they are.

And apparently not uncommon. The google news search brought up more than one of these incidents in the past several days.

[proteus_lives]

4. There are dangers when hunting.

I'm sure there a dozen car-related fatalities today too.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

2. Turkey with a rifle?

[lumberjack_jeff]

5. I was thinking the same thing. n/t

[piedmont]

6. It surprised me because it's not legal here...

but apparently in some states it is and in the articles I just found some hunters used .223 or .243 to take birds, usually with a head or back shot. Texas just made it legal to use a .22

[Vidar]

7. Another Cheney spotting?