November 23, 2025 – Fond du Lac Co., Wi – On Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 8:28 p.m. the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call from the area of Stumpf Road and Wild Goose Road in the Town of Oakfield, Fond du Lac County.
The caller located a subject, who was hunting near this location earlier in the day, deceased near a tree stand from an apparent gun shot wound.
Deputies from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, Lifestar Ambulance, and Oakfield Fire Department responded to the scene. Preliminary investigation showed the subject, identified as a 24-year-old male from Lomira, had a gunshot wound from what is believed to be an unintended discharge.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by Oakfield Fire Department and First Responders, Lifestar Ambulance, Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, and the Fond du Lac County Medical Examiner’s Office.
This is an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public. The incident remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
No further information is being released at this time.