Waushara County, WI (WTAQ) – A hunter who fatally shot another hunter in Waushara County could not see the victim through dense foliage.
That’s the conclusion of sheriff’s officials, the state Department of Natural Resources and the Waushara County district attorney, who say the 23-year-old Oshkosh man who fired the fatal shot will not face charges.
Gregory Welk of Mount Morris was shot just before sunset Nov. 23 while he hunted on his land.
The 56-year-old was able to call 911 and gave investigators some information before he died at the hospital. Welk was hunting on his own land, which is across the road from public hunting land.
He was wearing orange clothes, the sheriff’s department says.
There was no evidence to indicate that the shooting was intentional or criminal, investigators say.
