A Cloquet man who was found dead in his deer stand from a gunshot wound has been identified.
Carlton County Sheriff Kelly Lake identified the man as 73-year-old Leland Gene Carlson.
Carlson had been deer hunting in Red Clover Township. Dispatchers received a call at 10:18 a.m. Monday reporting the man had been found dead. Cromwell fire and ambulance, Carlton County deputies and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources responded.
No foul play is suspected, Lake said.
