Bear Hunting Investigation

Conrad Masse, 76, of Craftsbury and Wayne Goff, 58, of Wolcott are under investigation after the two men were bear hunting on Urie Road in Albany, Vermont.

The men released two hounds to track the trail of a bear. Masse then drove a vehicle with Goff as a passenger, in an attempt to get in front of the bear, that was being followed by the hounds.

Masse parked the car and eventually the bear crossed the road between the two men. Masse fired three shots. One round stuck a tree, the next hit the bear, and the last hit Goff in his midsection.

Goff wore a red and black checkered jacket. Goff was transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire.

However, Vermont State Police and the Vermont Department of Fish and Game began a joint investigation into this shooting.

Goff has since been released and is in stable condition.