WXPR | ByKatie Thoresen

PublishedNovember 23, 2022 at 5:30 AM CST

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Wisconsin saw a relatively high number of hunting incidents during the opening weekend of the 9-day gun deer season.

Six people were shot, including one that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old boy.

For perspective, last year there were six shooting incidents during the entire 9-day gun deer season and no deaths.

This year, all the incidents have either been someone accidentally shooting another person in their hunting party or themselves.

• Sauk County, Woodland Township:On Nov. 19, 2022, at approximately 11:10 a.m., a 22-year-old male was the victimofa gunshot wound to the thigh. During a deer drive, a 20-year-old male shooter, who was a driver in the hunting party, shot at a running deer, striking the victim, who was a stander in the hunting party. The victim was transported to the…