A hunter in Georgia died on Saturday after he was shot by another hunter who thought he was a deer, according to officials.
The Glynn County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened in a wooded area off Myers Hill Road, located just outside of Brunswick.
A group of hunters told authorities they had all met and come to the Myers Hill area to go hunting during the day.
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While in an area of thick foliage, police told WFOX that Bobby Lane was shot by Hector Romero after he was mistaken for a deer. Romero then helped Lane to a nearby gas station, where the hunters met emergency responders.
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Exposing the Big Game 
Yet, if a mountain lion mistakenly identifies a person as a deer, even if the lion does nothing to the person, the lion is hunted and killed. But a hunter who knows there are people in the woods with him, who always identifies his target before shooting, and who identifies a round-headed two-legged hominid as a deer will be given a pass for “a terrible mistake.” When will hunters be held responsible for their “terrible mistakes?”
Good point.
Another Mouse suggests that deer hunters wear orange instead of antlers and buckskin coats when they go hunting.