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A nonresident hunter was seriously injured in an accidental shooting with a rifle over the weekend.

Five hunters from Oklahoma were hunting south of Roundup Oct. 30 when the shooting occurred, Musselshell County Sheriff Michael Thomas said Monday.

The hunters were exiting a side-by-side ATV when a 30-06 rifle discharged, he said. The stray bullet ricocheted off the vehicle and struck a 50-year-old Oklahoma man in the head.

The man’s wife transported him to Roundup Memorial Hospital and he was transferred to Billings Clinic in critical condition. Thomas did not have an update on the man’s condition Monday.

“He was in pretty tough shape,” he said. “The last word we got they were expecting him to pull through alright.”

Authorities do not suspect foul play, and Thomas characterized the incident as “just carelessness.”

The injured hunter’s name has not been released.

Reporter Tom Kuglin can be reached at 447-4076 or tom.kuglin@helenair.com

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