WV Turkey Hunter Shot and Killed on First Day of the Season
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Updated: 4:16 PM Oct 26, 2009
WV Turkey Hunter Shot and Killed on First Day of the Season
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP)
The Division of Natural Resources says a West Virginia turkey hunter was shot and killed on the first day of the fall season.
Posted: 2:43 PM Oct 26, 2009
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The Division of Natural Resources says a West Virginia turkey hunter was shot and killed on the first day of the fall season.

DNR Conservation Officer Michael Lott says 26-year-old Herald Hart Bennett was shot about 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the Fox's Hollow area of Hampshire County.

The Charles Town man was hit in the right side with a rifle bullet fired by 61-year-old David Clarke Butler of Inwood.

The two men were hunting from the same hunting camp.

Lott says Butler was shooting at a turkey and missed, with the bullet hitting Bennett, who was walking on a roadway below.

The DNR says heavy brush, rain and fog contributed to the shooting. Charges are expected to be filed.

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