UPDATE:
The Pennsylvania Game Commission needs your help in finding a shooter.
The Game Commission says the hunting related shooting happened around 3.30 Thursday afternoon on State Game Land 170 near Idle Road in Rye Township, Perry County.
A 26-year-old says he was shot as he scouted the woods for the upcoming fall hunting season.
“As he reached a certain area he sat down had his back to a tree and that's when he had his feet out in front of him and he felt a sharp pin in his left foot,” explained PA Game Commission Spokesperson Jerry Feaser. “He heard a gunshot and he turned around and saw someone running away toward the parking lot.”
The victim drove himself to the hospital and is expected to be okay.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Game Commission.
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Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officer Tim Wenrich, of Cumberland County, is seeking information regarding a hunting-related shooting incident that occurred at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, on State Game Land 170, near the Idle Road parking area in Rye Township, Perry County.
The 26-year-old victim, from Marysville, Perry County, was seated along a footpath not far from the parking area, and had his back to a tree and facing a stream. Just as he felt something hit his left foot, he heard a gunshot fired from behind him. When he turned to look, he saw a dark haired, young male, about 75 to 100 yards away, running east toward the parking lot. He then heard a vehicle drive out of the parking lot.
The victim drove himself to the Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill and was treated for a single, small caliber gunshot to the base of his fourth toe on his left foot.
“Anyone with information about the person or persons responsible is urged to contact me through the Game Commission’s Southcentral Region Office, at 814-643-1831,” WCO Wenrich said.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission needs your help in finding a shooter.
The Game Commission says the hunting related shooting happened around 3.30 Thursday afternoon on State Game Land 170 near Idle Road in Rye Township, Perry County.
A 26-year-old says he was shot as he scouted the woods for the upcoming fall hunting season.
“As he reached a certain area he sat down had his back to a tree and that's when he had his feet out in front of him and he felt a sharp pin in his left foot,” explained PA Game Commission Spokesperson Jerry Feaser. “He heard a gunshot and he turned around and saw someone running away toward the parking lot.”
The victim drove himself to the hospital and is expected to be okay.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Game Commission.
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Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officer Tim Wenrich, of Cumberland County, is seeking information regarding a hunting-related shooting incident that occurred at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6, on State Game Land 170, near the Idle Road parking area in Rye Township, Perry County.
The 26-year-old victim, from Marysville, Perry County, was seated along a footpath not far from the parking area, and had his back to a tree and facing a stream. Just as he felt something hit his left foot, he heard a gunshot fired from behind him. When he turned to look, he saw a dark haired, young male, about 75 to 100 yards away, running east toward the parking lot. He then heard a vehicle drive out of the parking lot.
The victim drove himself to the Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill and was treated for a single, small caliber gunshot to the base of his fourth toe on his left foot.
“Anyone with information about the person or persons responsible is urged to contact me through the Game Commission’s Southcentral Region Office, at 814-643-1831,” WCO Wenrich said.