https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/1-injured-in-kanawha-county-west-virginia-hunting-accident/
11/25/2022
Authorities have released more details on a Kanawha County hunting accident that sent one man to the hospital.
According to the Kanawha County Game Warden, a father and son were riding a side-by-side through bumpy terrain about one mile in the woods near Charles Lane in Alum Creek when a loaded firearm went off and shot the father in the abdomen.
Authorities say he was alert and able to drive the side-by-side the rest of the way in from the woods, and the son called 911 for medical assistance. The man was taken to the hospital, but there is no further update on his condition.
According to the game warden, the father and son did have all the proper permits and were given permission by the property owners to hunt on the land.
The game warden also says due to a new law passed by the West Virginia Legislature this year, it is no longer illegal to carry a loaded firearm in a moving vehicle. He says because of this law change, he is concerned more hunting accidents such as this one could occur.