On November 21, 2004 in the Wisconsin woods, eight hunter were shot; six died. Chai Vang has told police he shot the hunters after one of them first shot at him. Vang, a Hmong immigrant, also reportedly claims the hunters surrounded him and hurled slurs at him.
State Senator Mee Moua, who is also Hmong, says her office has gotten numerous calls about incidents of white hunters harassing and mistreating Hmong hunters. Some in the Hmong American community are urging her to hold public hearings on the issue.