A hunting incident late Sunday morning in northwest Iowa’s Clay County has claimed the life of a Granville man. The Iowa DNR reports at around 11:15-a.m., Sunday, Clay County Sheriff’s deputies, Iowa DNR conservation officers and local emergency personnel responded to a report of a hunting incident near County Highway B53 and 160^th Ave., in Clay County. 47-year old Kirk Struve, of Granville, was struck by a round believed to be fired from another member of his hunting party. The incident occurred while Struve was coyote hunting with a large group of hunters.

Struve was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The investigation into the shooting is on-going and further information will be released throughout the investigation as necessary.