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“Father, son injured twice in Jackson pheasant hunting accident Julia Terruso/The Star-Ledger 12/17/2011 4:08 PM

JACKSON — Talk about bad luck.

A father and son from Ocean County were injured while pheasant hunting in Jackson Township early today when another hunter accidentally shot them with a shotgun, officials said. Then, after the two men flagged down a park police officer for help, they were hit again, by a separate round of pellets.

The 60-year-old Manchester man and his 34-year-old son from Jackson were hunting in the Colliers Mill Wildlife Management Area around 7:25 a.m. when they were hit, said Larry Ragonese, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection.

The pair, wearing bright orange vests and hats, was hunting in head-high grass when a pheasant took off and began flying in their direction. A hunter about 20 yards away fired at the bird, sending a spray of metal pellets toward the father and son, neither of whom was identified.

The father was hit in the face and the son was struck in the forehead, cheeks and hands, Ragonese said.

After a brief interaction with the shooter, the men ran to their car and waved down a passing park conservation officer for help. As they were talking with the officer, the three were hit, this time by pellets fired by a group of five hunters about 150 yards away.

These pellets bounced off of the men and the car. The officer located and questioned the five hunters, but none were charged.

Conservation police are still looking for the first shooter.

"Obviously what you have here is an accident, but it’s still someone who showed some recklessness so we’re going to try to find him," Ragonese said, referring to the first shooter.

The father, son and officer were treated at the wildlife area and taken to a nearby hospital for additional treatment, Ragonese said.

To obtain a pheasant hunting license in New Jersey, all hunters must take and pass required safety courses. Ragonese said hunting accidents of any kind are rare in New Jersey. Especially unique is a situation in which someone gets hit twice.

"This was really somewhat bizarre," he said.
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