Duck hunt protester shot in the face

Australia - The future of duck hunting is the subject of bitter debate after a protester was shot in the face by a teenage hunter. Witnesses claim they saw the 14-year-old boy taunting the victim, St Kilda woman Julia Symons, minutes before she was peppered with shotgun pellets at Lake Buloke in the state’s northwest. But police described the shooting as an accident after taking the teenage hunter and his uncle to nearby Donald police station for questioning and seizing the firearm involved. “I’ve been shot. I’ve been shot … I’ve lost a tooth. Will I be all right?” she screamed.  More…