The unidentified hiker was transported to a trauma center in serious condition, officials said, according to NBC News affiliate KSDK.May 9, 2021, 2:15 PM UTCByKalhan Rosenblatt
A hiker in Missouri was seriously injured after being shot by a hunter who mistook him for a turkey, according to the St. Charles County Police Department.
In astatementposted to Facebook, officials said they responded just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday to a hunter-related incident on the Lewis and Clark Trail at the August A. Busch Memorial and Weldon Spring Conservation Area.St. Charles County Police respond to an incident at a hiking trail where a hunter accidentally shot a hiker in St. Charles, Mo., on May 8, 2021.KSDK
Rescue crews used utility vehicles to reach the man, who was eventually air-lifted to a trauma center, reported NBC News affiliateKSDK.
Neither the wounded hiker nor the hunter have been…
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Exposing the Big Game 
Above all, I hope the hiker will survive and have a full recovery. The idiot “hunter” should be tried in court on the most serious charge possible, and locked up for a long time. His hunting license must automatically be permanently revoked, with a permanent ban nationally. A no excuse revocation and ban. If he was drunk, the jail time must be much longer, along with a huge fine that goes to the victim.