While two men Conrad Masse and Wayne Goff were hunting a bear in Albany VT, on October 20, 2011 Masse fired three shots at the bear with one shot hitting a tree, one shot hitting the bear and one shot hitting Goff in the mid section, hitting his pelvic area.
The two men were using bear hounds to chase down the bear while they tracked the dogs with radio telemetry and GPS. They stopped on Urie rd. hoping to get in front of the bear and wait for it to cross the road. Masse dropped Goff off at one end of the road and drove 541 feet down the road to wait. The bear ran in between the two men and when Masse opened fire he accidentally shot his hunting partner. Goff was taken to North Country Hospital then transferred to Dartmouth Medical Center. Goff has been release4d from the hospital and is in a stable condition.
Masse was given a citation to appear in Orleans Superior Court on February 28, 2012 for charges of aggravated assault. He was also issued fish and game tickets for shooting from the road, having a loaded rifle in his vehicle and not having proper display of permits for the bear hounds.
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