By Anneta Konstantinides For Dailymail.com
Published: 21:16 BST, 13 May 2019 | Updated: 21:30 BST, 13 May 2019
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Former President Jimmy Carter has broken his hip on the way to a turkey hunt.
Carter, 94, had to undergo surgery after he fell at his home in Plains, Georgia on Monday morning.
But it seems the serious injury was far from the Nobel Peace Prize winner's mind.
Instead, Carter revealed that his 'main concern' was that turkey season was ending this week and 'he has not reached his limit'.
Former President Jimmy Carter, 94, broke his hip on the way to a turkey hunt on Monday
'He hopes the state of Georgia will allow him to roll over the unused limit to next year,' a statement from his office read.
Georgia residents are allow to hunt three 'gobblers per season', according to the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division.
Carter's office said he is now 'recovering comfortably' from surgery at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia.
'His surgeon stated that the surgery was successful,' it added.
The accident comes just a month after Carter went hunting with Tyler Jordan, who features on the show Realtree
