A hunter in Bristol was sent to the hospital with a leg injury on Monday, according to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.

The DEM said they responded to 100 Acre Woods on Jameson Drive around 5:30 p.m. for a report of an injured bow hunter.

A 12 News crew saw police focused on a crossbow lying in the grass.

Archery deer hunting opened for the season on Monday. The DEM, in partnership with the town of Bristol, opened four areas of town-owned property in an effort to reduce the deer population.

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