Below are a few of the fatal hunting accidents that have happened in Maryland.

• 2005 - Andre Strickland, 53, Strickland was descending from a tree when he fell and became entangled in his safety harness, police said. Cause of death as accidental hanging.

• 2004 - Stamos Courpas, 35, shot by hunter who mistook his movements for a bird.

• 2003 - Jeremy Ryan Robertson, 23, fatally shot when he was mistaken for a deer by another hunter

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