A 30-year-old Deerwood man was injured after being shot by a .22-caliber rifle while he was hunting geese about 7 p.m. Saturday on Nokay Lake Road, east of Brainerd in Deerwood Township.
Crow Wing County Sheriff's Sgt. Andy Bradley said Jory Danielson and several other hunters had placed goose decoys in a field near Nokay Lake Road and were laying in ground blinds when a nearby 15-year-old boy walking the edge of his parents property mistook one of the decoys for a large bird and shot at it, accidentally striking Danielson in the hip. Bradley said the boy was 150-200 yards away from the hunters.
Danielson was transported to Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby with non life-threatening injuries. A hospital spokeswoman said he was no longer a patient as of Monday night.
The name of the boy wasn't released Monday. The case is being reviewed by the Crow Wing County Attorney's office, Bradley said.
MATT ERICKSON may be reached at matt.erickson@brainerddispatch.com or 855-5857.
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