Man injured in Baker County hunting mishap
News Release
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Media contact: Officer Jeff Summers, 386-758-0525
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission (FWC) is investigating a Tuesday afternoon hunting
accident that left a Duval County man injured.
Investigators say Anthony McDaniel, 39, of Baldwin,
was stalk-hunting for deer by himself in the Osceola National
Forest near forest roads 211 and 284 in Baker County when he
tripped and fell. His .30-06 rifle discharged, and the bullet
struck him in the right ankle. McDaniel crawled and dragged himself
approximately ½ mile to his vehicle, where he called 911 around 5
p.m.
McDaniel was air-lifted to Shands Hospital in
Jacksonville, where he remains hospitalized with a serious ankle
and foot injury.
FWC Officer Jeff Summers said there are several
safety tips all hunters should follow this time of year.
"Whether hunting alone or in a group, someone
should carry a cell phone for those unforeseen emergencies,"
Summers said. "They should wear hunter orange to identify
themselves to other hunters, and they should always follow safe
gun-handling practices."
Summers encourages all hunters to enroll in the
FWC's 16-hour hunter safety course. For information about the
course, contact the Lake City office at 386-758-0525.
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