Got this from a Mass. blog. WW
A hunter mistook a 66-year-old Norton woman walking her two dogs for a deer and shot her at 4:55 p.m., 17 minutes after sunset yesterday in Norton, a preliminary investigation indicated, police said.
The hunter, also a Norton resident, immediately called 911 to report the shooting, Norton police said. Fire, police and rescue personnel responded.
“Norton fire personnel extracted the woman from the wooded area and transported her to Rhode Island Hospital,” a police statement said late last night. A hospital spokeswoman refused to discuss the victim’s condition.
The hunting accident occurred off Oak Street and remains under investigation by Det. James Franco, along with state and environmental police.
The deer hunting season for blackpowder muzzle-loading guns ended yesterday at 5:08 p.m., 30 minutes after sunset, according Catherine Williams, a spokesman with the Massachusetts Environmental Police. Williams would not discuss what weapon was involved or what time the woman was shot.
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20220101cops_norton_woman_66_accidentally_shot_by_ hunter/srvc=home&position=recent
Sunset was 4:22 PM in Norton last night which means that legal hunting hours ended at 4:32 PM (SS +30). How the hell could he have seen to identify his target. It must have been pitch black at that time. Especially when you consider the fog and cloud cover. There is no excuse for this.
This seems to be one of the worst years for hunting accidents I can remember in a long time.
Bob