ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Sunday evening, said they are investigating a fatal hunting incident. Authorities on Saturday, September 5th, at around 5:00-p.m., DNR Conservation Officers responded to a fatal hunting incident at Fish Farm Mounds Wildlife Area near New Albin, Iowa.

Investigators found a 46 year old male from St. Paul, MN, dead at the scene. The man was believed to be squirrel hunting at Fish Farm Mounds Wildlife Area prior to his death. The name of the man is being withheld pending family notification. The incident is under investigation by the Iowa DNR and the Allamakee County Sheriff’s Office.