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Authorities In Alden Michigan: Hunter Apparently Accidentally Shot, Killed

 

ALDEN, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a hunter apparently accidentally shot and killed another hunter in Michigan's northeastern Lower Peninsula on the first day of the state's annual firearms deer season.

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BAALSTA, SWEDEN: An approximatly six-month-old Elk calf lies by a road 06 November 2003 around Baalsta, 45 km's West of Stockholm. Sweden has some 300.000 Elks of which a third (100.000) are shot annually by the countries 250.000 Elk hunters. Each group of hunters know in advance how many animals, separated into bulls, cows and calfs, that they are allowed to kill every year during the season that starts in the end of August and last into the winter. AFP PHOTO / SVEN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read SVEN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says conservation officers responded Thursday afternoon to a reported hunting accident in near the Antrim County community of Alden. The DNR says 38-year-old Justin Beutel of the Midland County community of Sanford was pronounced dead at the scene.

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OESTBY, SWEDEN: An Elk cow is transported to a road from where she was shoot by Tomas Persson (C) in a forest near Oestby in the province Medelpad some 450 km:s north of Stockholm 01 Nov 2003. Sweden has around 300.000 Elks and every year around 100.000 are killed by the many hunters. This team of 12 hunters filled their allowed quota by the shooting of this animal and has since the start of the hunting in the end of August until today shoot nine large Elks and 4 calfs. AFP PHOTO - SVEN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read SVEN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Lt. James Gorno, a district law supervisor with the DNR, says in a statement that Beutel was hunting on private property and was apparently shot by a 45-year-old Gaylord man who was hunting nearby. He says the men weren't hunting together and apparently didn't know each other.

Olympic Hopefuls Johnny Spillane and Todd Lodwick
STEAMBOAT - SEPTEMBER 22: Nordic combined skier Johnny Spillane scouts for elk near Buffalo Pass on September 22, 2005 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Spillane also lives in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

The death is under investigation. Firearms deer season runs through Nov. 30.

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