According to the sheriff's office, the victim, a 60-year-old man, was struck after a member of his family set down a shotgun against some brush to tend to a dog. The safety of the gun was reportedly not engaged, and the gun discharged bird shot at the victim after it fell over.

The victim was then flown from the scene in a Mayo helicopter.

Investigation found that the victim was part of a party of four family members who were bird hunting together on a game farm.

The incident remains under investigation by the Wisconsin DNR.

The condition of the man was not released.