The state Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding hunters about the four rules of firearm safety following an investigation into an incident in Steuben County in which a hunter suffered minor injuries after being shot by his hunting partner.

The investigation began the morning of May 15 when Environmental Conservation Officer Matthew Baker received a call from Steuben County 911 reporting that an adult male had been admitted to Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville, with a gunshot wound suffered while turkey hunting in the town of Cohocton.

The officer drove to the hospital and interviewed the subject, who had a pellet lodged in his middle finger.

The man said he…