The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding turkey hunters that trying to stalk birds is ineffective and it can be dangerous.
They point to two turkey hunters who are recovering from wounds suffered when they were shot by another hunter stalking the same birds in the town of Pomfret.
Officials say two hunters were hit with pellets from a 12-gauge shotgun. One person was treated and released. The other is expected to be hospitalized for several days, but the wound is not life threatening.
Game wardens did not release the names of the wounded or the shooter.
State officials say it was the first turkey-hunting related human shooting in two years.