VT hunter faces charges for shooting man he mistook as bear

HUNTINGTON., Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says a hunter is facing charges for allegedly shooting and injuring another hunter that he said he mistook for a bear. The department says the 35-year-old victim from Fairfax was critically injured when he was hit in the abdomen by a gunshot as he was walking to a tree stand on private land in a wooded area in Huntington on Sept. 10. He remains hospitalized in stable condition. The other hunter, a 25-year-old Bolton man, is facing felony charges of aggravated assault and negligent use of a gun as well as a misdemeanor charge of reckless endangerment. He is expected to be arraigned Thursday.