Hunting mishaps have killed one man and injured a woman in separate incidents in the Red Deer area.

A 55-year-old hunter was killed by his shooting partner about 4:15 p.m. Sunday while walking through a heavily wooded area about 13 km northwest of Bentley.

A group of four males had been hunting deer in different locations on the rural property about 160 km north of Calgary when the fatal shot was fired, said Sylvan Lake RCMP.

One of the hunters believed he saw a deer about 300 metres down a cut line and took a shot with a .308 calibre rifle.

He waited one minute, saw more movement and fired a second shot.

At this time he heard a very strange noise and knew something was wrong, racing to the site to find his hunting partner suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

The 57-year-old shooter from Lacombe performed CPR and first aid following instructions from a 911 dispatcher.

Paramedics also attempted resuscitation but pronounced the Bentley man dead at the scene.

Charges are pending.

Yesterday, a different hunter's errant bullet pierced the wall of rural home 5 km northeast of Eckville and wounded a woman sitting in a chair in an upstairs room about 11:30 a.m.

The 49-year-old victim suffered a non-life-threatening wound to her leg and was taken to Red Deer Regional hospital for treatment.

Four hunters from Balzac, Airdrie and Eckville were in an adjacent field and had fired two shots at a deer, said Mounties.

One bullet shot through a stand of trees and into the woman's home, located about 150 km northwest of Calgary.

All four hunters went to the victim's home to provide assistance. Charges are pending against a 34-year-old from Airdrie who fired the shot.

TARINA.WHITE@SUNMEDIA.CA