Crime scene established as man fatally shot on Upper Hunter property

A MAN has died after he was shot on a property in the Upper Hunter while hunting, police have confirmed.

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Emergency services were called to Rotherwood Road at Cassilis, roughly 50 kilometres northwest of Merriwa, about 8.50am on Wednesday.

Initial reports to police had indicated a man had suffered a gunshot wound.

Officers from Hunter Valley Police District attended a rural property in the area.

Upon arrival on the scene, police were told the injured man suffered the wound while hunting on the property.

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