A 49-year-old man from Tipton County drove himself to a Dollar General for help after a weekend hunting accident left him with an arrow in his leg. (Photo Provided/Indiana Department of Natural Resources)

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Posted: Jan 5, 2026 / 12:27 PM EST / Updated: Jan 5, 2026 / 05:09 PM EST

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A 49-year-old man from Tipton County drove himself to a Dollar General for help after a Saturday evening hunting accident left him with an arrow in his leg.

James Spangler, of Sharpsville, was packing his gear around 6 p.m. when his crossbow “became caught on brush while lifting it from a shooting rest, causing it to discharge an arrow that struck his left thigh,” the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said Monday.

Spangler returned to his truck and drove from his hunting site near Mississinewa Lake in Wabash County to the Dollar General in the Grant County town of Sweetser, where he found help.

Grant County EMS transported Spangler to Marian General Hospital, where he was treated and released.

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Indiana Conservation Officers remind Hoosier hunters to treat all firearms, bows, and crossbows as if they are loaded and always keep them pointed in a safe direction.

For more hunting season safety tips, visit hunting.IN.gov.