Washburn man shot while hunting

PORTAGE LAKE – A local man took a trip to the hospital with a minor injury after he and another hunter took a shot at the same bird, according to a Maine Warden Service official.

Troy McCrum, 32, of Washburn sustained a pellet shot to the leg while he and a friend were out hunting grouse in the Portage Lake area, Sgt. Tom Ward said Friday.

Charlie Currier, 37, of Mapleton, was standing about 175 feet away when both men took aim Friday afternoon at the same bird, Ward said.

The warden said both men were wearing the required two articles of fluorescent orange clothing at the scene. Wardens Alan Dudley, Mike Pierre and Ward responded to the incident.

Ward said that McCrum took a private vehicle to The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle, where he was treated for his minor injury and later released.

Ward said this is the third nonfatal hunting incident this season and that there are no charges pending in the case.