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NH hunter shot while using rope to hoist rifle
OSSIPEE, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire deer hunter has accidentally shot himself in the right hand while trying to lift his loaded rifle into a tree stand using a rope tied around the weapon.
A state conservation officer says a branch or stick apparently got stuck in the trigger of Robert Lapointe's 50-caliber muzzleloader, setting it off at around 1:45 p.m. Saturday.
Mark Hensel of the...
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