Several hunters have died in the opening days of bucks only gun season in West Virginia while others have been injured.

Heart attacks have claimed three lives.

The hunting related incidents, as reported by the Division of Natural Resources, are as follows:

**Officials with the state Division of Natural Resources say a heart attack is to blame for the death of a 73-year old Morgan County man who died on Monday.  The man, identified as Curtis Lane Walker of Berkeley Springs, was hunting with his granddaughter shortly before noon when he had the heart attack.

**In Hardy County, a 51-year old hunter from Moorefield was injured when he fell 15 feet from a metal ladder tree stand on Monday.  He was hunting in the South Branch Wildlife Management Area and was reportedly in stable condition.

**In Mineral County, officials say 48-year old Anthony David of Elk Garden accidentally shot himself while hunting in the Shady Side Lane Area on Monday.  David told investigators he was trying to shoot a deer when he slipped and fell backwards.  The gun went off, hitting him in the left foot.

**A heart attack claimed the life of 45-year old Randall Whetzel from Moorefield who was hunting in the Dumpling Run-Smith Fork District of Hardy County.  He was found Monday night after not coming home from hunting.

**A Cumberland, Maryland man died of an apparent heart attack while hunting in Pendleton County.  DNR officials say 67-year old Charles Wilkinson was dragging a deer he shot behind a four wheeler.  Another hunter reportedly performed CPR for an hour but got no response.

**In Nicholas County, 31-year old Michael Ross of Mount Nebo broke his right ankle while climbing out of a tree stand in the Lower Anglins Creed Road Area.  Ross, it turns out, is a convicted felon who had a shotgun with him at the time.

Buck season runs through December fifth.