Deer Hunter Found Dead In Tree Stand

By George

CLOQUET, MN – On Monday morning, a man was found dead in his deer stand from a gunshot wound.

Carlton County Sheriff Kelly Lake said the 73-year-old man had been deer hunting in Red Clover Township.

Dispatchers received a call at 10:18 a.m. on Monday reporting the man had been found dead.

The incident is still under investigation, and the victim’s name was being withheld until relatives are notified.

Meanwhile, a Lake Park man suffered a leg wound when he was shot while deer hunting in Becker County last weekend.

The sheriff’s office says 45-year old David Shaw was in one of two groups hunting on the same public land in Cormorant Township on Saturday. One of the hunters fired at a deer and the bullet struck Shaw in the leg.

He was flown to a hospital in Fargo, N.D., for treatment. His condition wasn’t immediately available.

The shooting remains under investigation. Continue Reading

This seems to happen every deer season, and for the same preventable reasons.

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