BATON ROUGE – Roberto Garcia, 61, of Baton rouge was accidentally shot while hunting in the Sandy Hollow Wildlife Management Area near Kentwood over the weekend.

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has taken the lead on the investigation, but So far no one was charged. He was shot by a .45 caliber muzzleloader.

It’s the second accidental hunting shooting this year Year, and the third if you include the last season.

“It’s high season for the deer – the rutting season continues. Anyone who knows about deer hunting knows that.” Christmas And it’s starting to get cold on New Year’s Day And “The deer are starting to run,” said Lt. Jared Riddle from LDWF.

Almost exactly a year ago, Thomas accidentally shot and killed Franklin killed Jacob Altazan while hunting on property within Baton Rouge city limits.

Baton Rouge police took the lead.

As Franklin was arrested For involuntary manslaughter, he said he mistook Altazan for a deer. He also said no one was wearing his Hunter’s orange safety vests when the shooting occurred.

However, a friend of Altazan provided this to WBRZ video which shows him in his hunter orange an hour before the shooting.

It is unclear whether he was wearing it at the time of the shooting.

But a hunter who was filmed in Zachary last week Was definitely not. LDWF, which took over, says it was neither the victim nor the shooter.

The man survived, but officers charged the shooter with hunting deer without having deer tags and not wearing hunter’s orange.

LDWF says this is why it is a requirement.

“Sometimes there is a question asked, Why do I need this hunter orange even when I’m in public? Property or private property? I think that’s it a very good one A clear example of why we should wear it.

LDWF has not answered questions about whether Garcia was wearing an orange vest.

Franklin’s involuntary manslaughter trial is planned is scheduled to begin in August.