GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS. (WHDH) - Authorities say a man has died after sustaining a gunshot wound while turkey hunting Saturday in Great Barrington.

Police say they found the 44-year-old Pittsfield man in a wooded area on Monument Valley Road around noon.

The victim, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

He had been participating in a youth turkey hunt with two other adults and a child.

The Massachusetts Environmental Police and Massachusetts State Police detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

A preliminary investigation indicates the shooting was accidental.

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