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Wild Turkey season in Michigan goes from April 18 to May 31

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LIBERTY TWP., MI -- A 61-year-old man was out hunting with a friend when another hunter reportedly mistakenly identified him as a turkey and shot him in the arm with a crossbow.

The victim, a 61-year-old Brooklyn man, was struck in the left arm with a crossbow while hunting on private land, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office reports. He was transported to Henry Ford Allegiance Health with what the sheriff's office is describing as non-life-threatening, but serious injuries.

Deputies were called to the scene 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 1 in the 2200 block of E. Liberty Road in Liberty Township. Liberty Township Fire Department and Jackson Community Ambulance assisted the sheriff's office at the scene.

The sheriff's office reports they plan to seek charges against a 51-year-old Jackson man for violations from the incident.

Hunting season for wild turkeys is from April 18 to May 31 during the spring, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.