Louisiana wildlife agents investigating after hunter shot in Zachary

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating a hunting accident that happened on Dec. 23 in Zachary.

According to LDWF, two people were unknowingly hunting deer on the same small private property where both had permission to hunt. One hunter mistook the other for a deer and accidentally shot him with buckshot from a 20-gauge shotgun.

LDWF said the injured hunter was airlifted to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital...