On the afternoon of November 23, 2015, 56-year-old Gregory Welk was fatally shot while on his own property in Mount Morris, Wisconsin. Welk, an avid hunter, was wearing blaze orange. A 23-year-old man hunting on public land across the road fired a shot that traveled through dense underbrush and struck Welk. Welk called 911 and provided information before being taken to Theda Clark Hospital in Neenah, where he died later that day surrounded by family.

Waushara County Sheriff’s officials and the Department of Natural Resources investigated and concluded the shooting was a tragic accident; investigators found the younger hunter could not see Welk through the thick foliage and did not act intentionally or criminally. No charges were filed and the shooter was not publicly identified. Does anyone have information about that day or remember activity in the Mount Morris hunting areas?