Reply #49: According to this story the hunter was 14

[RamboLiberal]

Investigators said one of the hunters, a 14-year-old male from Concrete, spotted what he thought was a bear and fired a round, fatally wounding Almli.

Deputies said a preliminary investigation indicates that Almli was stopped on the trail putting something into her backpack when the hunter mistook her for a bear.

The incident happened along Highway 20 west of Rockport. Reichardt said it’s legal to hunt bear in that area and it’s also a popular hiking area. It's unclear how the mountain is marked in terms of hunting season signs and hiking trails.

The hunter was accompanied by at least one other person, police said.

Police said no one is currently in custody and they continue to interview the hunter.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/17075002/detail.html

What a tragedy that shouldn't have happened. The adult with the youth IMHO is more guilty for not making sure the young hunter could see that it positively was a bear.

I'm not anti-hunting but I know I wouldn't want to be in the woods when there are hunters in the area. I don't think summer is a good season to allow hunting.