Minnesota man shot in leg while deer hunting over weekend

Published 9:17 am Wednesday, November 9, 2016

DETROIT LAKES — A Lake Park man suffered a leg wound when he was shot while hunting in Becker County.

The sheriff’s office said 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, North Dakota, for treatment. His condition wasn’t available.

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