WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A Wisconsin man taking a trip to Cabela's was apparently too long by car, so he took a helicopter instead. 

On Saturday, Aug. 1, around 6 p.m., a Washington County Sheriff's Office deputy responded to the Cabela's in Richfield for a report of a helicopter landing in the parking lot around 

The deputy made contact with the pilot, a 69-year-old Rosendale man, and learned the man had flown to Cabela's because, "the drive was too long." 

According to the sheriff's office, the pilot was properly licensed, landed safely and complied with FAA regulations. 

The pilot was not arrested or cited. 

The sheriff's office says the incident was just a "unique way to make a shopping trip to avoid all the roundabouts in front of Cabelas." 

"This isn't your everyday parking complaint," the sheriff's office said.