WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — DNR officials reported at least four individuals were shot during the opening weekend of Wisconsin’s gun deer season, with one incident being investigated.
That occurred in Washburn County on Sunday at 11 AM when a man was shot in the Town of Minong near the Sleepy Eye Fire Land. Officials say anyone with information about that incident, no matter how small it may seem, should report it to the DNR Violation Tip Line: 1-800-TIP-WDNR or 1-800-847-9367.
Tips can also be submitted online by going here.
Further information about that incident has not been released.
At least two hunters are said to have shot themselves in the foot while tracking their trophy deer this weekend. That included a 29-year-old Marathon County woman and 38-year-old Oneida County man.
Meanwhile, in Fond du Lac County, a 19-year-old woman was accidentally shot in the hand when someone else in her party was aiming at a running deer.
