INWOOD - The Division of Natural Resources says a West Virginia turkey hunter was shot and killed on the first day of the fall season.

Herald Hart Bennett, 26, of Charles Town, was shot about 8:30 Saturday morning in the Fox's Hollow area of Hampshire County, said DNR Conservation Officer Michael Lott.

Bennett was hit in the right side with a rifle bullet fired by 61-year-old David Clarke Butler of Inwood.

The two men were hunting from the same hunting camp.

Lott says Butler was shooting at a turkey and missed. The bullet hit Bennett, who was walking on a roadway below.

The DNR says heavy brush, rain and fog contributed to the shooting. Officials said charges are expected to be filed.

Bennett was a 2001 graduate of Jefferson High School and a 2006 graduate of West Virginia University. He also was a 2007 alumnus of the Missouri Auction School. He was employed with The Bennett Agency in Charles Town.

Bennett also was active with agricultural groups and raised cattle.

Funeral information and his full obituary.

- Staff and wire reports