[TheUNZippee!]

Oct. 30, 2007, 10:54AM
Iowa man recovering after being shot by hunting dog

Associated Press


DES MOINES, Iowa — A hunter is recovering after he was shot in the leg at close range by his dog, who stepped on his shotgun and tripped the trigger, an official said today.

James Harris, 37, of Tama, was hit in the calf Saturday, the opening day of pheasant season, said Alan Foster, a spokesman with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

"He had surgery and is doing pretty well," he said. "He took between 100-120 pellets in about a 4-inch circle to his calf."

Harris was listed in good condition today, officials at University Hospitals in Iowa City said.

Harris was hunting with a group about three miles north of Grinnell. The group shot a bird, and when Harris went to get it, he put his gun on the ground and crossed a fence. As he crossed the fence, his hunting dog stepped on the gun, Foster said.

The gun was about 3 feet away from his leg.

"The muzzle velocity is so great that the pellets don't have a chance to spread out," he said.

No one else was hurt, and the dog was not injured.

Foster said no citations have been issued.
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Were they going to fine the dog?

[BWAL09]

[BWAL09]

silly iowians

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Yeah hes a dumbass thats why you prop your gun on the fence or have someone else hold it. Every state has their idiots

[nba1341]

Originally Posted by BWAL09 silly iowians

haha that sounds funny is that what they call themselves?

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Its Iowans

[1FastFox]

Ummmm, Im guessing he has never heard of a safety... Gee, I wonder why they call it a safety.

[TheUNZippee!]

Details, details.....THE DOG SHOT THAT BITCH!! lol