CANAAN, N.H (WCAX) – A pheasant hunting accident in New Hampshire has left one person wounded.
It happened on Wednesday morning in the town of Canaan. New Hampshire Fish and Game officials say Joshua Perrone, 37, was hunting with friends when multiple pellets from a single shot missed a bird and instead hit Perrone.
The Lyme man suffered multiple, non-life-threatening wounds and was taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center for treatment.
Authorities identified the shooter as James McCarthy, 38, of Hampstead. They say the incident remains under investigation.
