MCINTOSH CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Champlin, Minnesota man drowned while trying to rescue his hunting dog in the Eszlinger Waterfowl Production Area last Wednesday. That is located near Ashley, North Dakota, about an hour and a half southwest of Jamestown. McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Christopher Hendricks was hunting with a friend when their dog went to retrieve…
STUTSMAN CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Knoxville, Tennessee police officer died while on a hunting trip over the weekend in North Dakota. The department says Lt. Gordon Gwathney drowned near Woodworth, North Dakota, about 40 minutes northwest of Jamestown on Sunday. He had served with the department for about 28 years and was once named Knoxville Police Department Officer of…
NORMAN CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man was shot in a hunting accident north of Perley, Minnesota. First responders were called just before 10:45 a.m. Saturday. The 37-year-old hunter had a single gunshot wound. Norman County Sheriff Ben Fall says the man was taken by ambulance to a Fargo hospital with a non-life threatening injury. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A young hunter in Douglas County accidentally shoots himself in the leg. The sheriff’s office responded around 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon along County Road 74 in Nelson, Minnesota. The hunter was able to walk to a nearby property and ask for help. He was treated and then flown from the scene by Life Link. The…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Minneapolis man is being treated for a gunshot wound to his leg while hunting near Bad Medicine Lake in Becker County on Sunday. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says 40-year-old Jeremy Sailor’s hunting partner was checking to see if his gun was unloaded when it went off, hitting Sailor in the hip. Sailor was being…
DONNYBROOK, N.D. (KVRR) –Â Just in time for hunting season and Halloween. A North Dakota viewer sent in pictures of their dog Oliver. It sounds like a joke, but these pictures are real. The pup is white, black and orange all over. Susan Gustafson says her 11-year-old daughter Havana came up with the bright idea of using food color to…
HUBBARD COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — A man is in a Fargo hospital after being shot Sunday during the youth deer hunting season in Hubbard County, Minnesota. The sheriff’s office says the 50-year-old man told a 10-year-old girl to unload the deer rifle while hunting in Helga Township. While she was doing that, she squeezed the trigger, shooting the man…
Carson Wentz/cj_wentz11/InstagramFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Former NFL and NDSU quarterback Carson Wentz is getting some backlash on social media over a hunting post. Wentz shared this picture to his Instagram page and one called wentzbrosoutdoors with Zach Wentz on Friday. Carson wrote: “Got the opportunity to spot and stalk black bear in one of our new favorite places on earth—…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Game & Fish Biologist Doug Leier says this season is shaping up to be a good one for deer hunters due to good weather conditions. He says the deer population is slowly coming back after dealing with drought across the state in the last few years, but wildfires remain a risk. “You might live…
EDDY COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – We could see the next phase in a disagreement between a group of hunters and a landowner seen in a viral video from Eddy County, North Dakota. State’s Attorney Ashley Lies tells KVRR she could reach her decision on charging Jacob Sweere, other hunters and a farmer for an incident that happened October 21st as…
