The death of a British man who was accidentally shot while biking in the Alps was just one of the hunting accidents to hit the headlines in France since the start of the 2018 season.

When questioned by police, the perpetrator explained that he was targeting a wild boar.

France is a land of hunters — in 2015, the country had over 1.1 million people actively practising the sport, according to the National Federation of Hunters.

How frequent are hunting accidents and what is being done to prevent them?

Incidents in 2018 so far:

Hunter kills his colleague

A week after the cyclist was killed, a man was shot dead by another member of his group during an organised hunt in the department of Meuse — the…