<p>It is believed the father, 70, took aim at a quail and accidentally shot his son, 34.<br /><br />The duo from Pascoe Vale, a western suburb in Melbourne, were quail shooting in marshland near Jarklin, about 60 km from Kerang, a rural town on the Loddon river in northern Victoria in Australia, when the accident occurred, the Herald Sun reported.<br /><br />An air ambulance rushed to the scene where paramedics treated the man for wounds to his face and shoulder before taking him to Royal Melbourne Hospital. <br /><br />The status of the seriousness of injuries could not be ascertained.<br /><br />This was the second bird hunting accident this season. Earlier, a protester was shot in the face at Lake Buloke in the state's northwest on the opening day of the duck shooting season.</p>
<p>It is believed the father, 70, took aim at a quail and accidentally shot his son, 34.<br /><br />The duo from Pascoe Vale, a western suburb in Melbourne, were quail shooting in marshland near Jarklin, about 60 km from Kerang, a rural town on the Loddon river in northern Victoria in Australia, when the accident occurred, the Herald Sun reported.<br /><br />An air ambulance rushed to the scene where paramedics treated the man for wounds to his face and shoulder before taking him to Royal Melbourne Hospital. <br /><br />The status of the seriousness of injuries could not be ascertained.<br /><br />This was the second bird hunting accident this season. Earlier, a protester was shot in the face at Lake Buloke in the state's northwest on the opening day of the duck shooting season.</p>