STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — A hunter in South Routt County shot himself in the wrist early Monday morning after tripping on a tent stake.

Emergency responders were called to help the Parker man in the Flat Tops at about 5:30 a.m.

According to the Routt County Sheriff’s Office, the man woke up before the other people in his group, and he was preparing to go hunting.

The man had seen a sign in the area warning of bears, so he took a single-action .45 long Colt revolver with him when he went to use the bathroom.

When the man returned to his tent, he tripped over a stake and dropped the revolver while stumbling forward.

The revolver went off when it hit the ground, shooting the man in the wrist.

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