Michael Dean Heisler was 52 when he died on November 15, 2013, on the opening day of Michigan’s firearm deer season. He was hunting on state land in Albert Township, Montmorency County, when he was accidentally shot; officials attributed the fatality to careless handling of a firearm and ruled it a hunting accident.

Heisler lived in St. Clair Township and worked as a manager for Detroit Edison. He was described as an avid sportsman who enjoyed hockey, softball, hunting, and boating, and as a devoted father who had built his own home. His death was recorded as the only hunting-related fatality in Michigan during the 2013 season.

If anyone was hunting in Albert Township that day or has information about the circumstances of the incident, please share what you know.