Man in His 80s Shot in Leg in Pepper Field by Hunter Aiming at Roe Deer

Hunter Says, "I Didn't See Him Because He Was Sitting Down"
Struck in the Leg by Shotgun Pellets... Fortunately, Not Life-Threatening

An accident occurred in Incheon in which a man in his 80s was injured by pellets from a shotgun fired at a roe deer.

A fawn born at the Jeju Roe Deer Eco-Observatory. The photo is not directly related to the article. Jeju City.

According to the Incheon Fire Headquarters, Yeongjong Police Station and other authorities on October 24, a man in his 80s, identified as A, was injured in a shooting accident on Jangbongdo Island, Ongjin County, on the morning of October 23.

A police investigation found that a hunter in his 60s, identified as B, fired his shotgun at a roe deer after a resident asked him to deal with the animal because it was damaging crops. However, some of the pellets from B's shotgun struck A in the leg while he was working in a nearby pepper field. Police requested a joint response from the fire authorities, and A was taken to a hospital by a 119 ambulance crew. He was reportedly not in life-threatening condition.

B reportedly told police that he had not seen A because A was sitting down. B had a valid firearms permit. Police are investigating B on suspicion of inflicting injury through negligence and plan to determine the specific circumstances of the accident.

Incidents in which people are killed or injured each year after hunters mistake them for their targets have prompted calls for measures to prevent such accidents. In September 2025, a hunter in his 60s who had been hunting nuisance animals in Jangheung, South Jeolla Province, was killed by a colleague's gun. In July 2024, a woman in her 50s working in a field was also killed by a shot fired by a hunter in his 60s.

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