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    • Iowa Hunter Shot By Dogs Save Email Print
    Tama man wounded in accident near Grinnell
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    A Tama, Iowa man is recovering after being shot when hunting dogs stepped on his gun Saturday afternoon.

    The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports 37-year-old James Harris was pheasant hunting north of Grinnell when someone in his group shot a bird.

    When Harris went to retrieve it, he put his gun on the ground and as he crossed a fence, hunting dogs stepped on the gun, causing it to fire.

    Harris was struck in the lower left leg and was treated at Grinnell Medical Center before being transferred by helicopter to University Hospitals in Iowa City.
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    Posted by: Sue Location: pheasant central on Oct 30, 2007 at 12:53 PM
    Why was the guy retrieving the bird? Thats what a good HUNTING DOG does. And hunters safey course 101 dont cross the fence with a loaded gun.
    Posted by: Steve Location: Ponca on Oct 30, 2007 at 11:35 AM
    Well, well, well...just add this one to the list of "stupidness gone wild." WHAT was this guy thinking? Empty the chamber, safety on, blah, blah, blah. Did HE take hunter's safety? If he did, apparently he didn't pay much attention. Sorry to say, but he got what he deserved. A sad result of his stupidity. EVERY hunter knows "safety first."
    Posted by: Bill Location: Bellevue on Oct 30, 2007 at 09:17 AM
    Good boy!... (give him a milk bone for me, wouldja?)
    Posted by: Elmer Location: Pasedena, CA on Oct 29, 2007 at 02:19 PM
    I need one of those dogs....
    Posted by: Dave Location: Omaha on Oct 29, 2007 at 09:09 AM
    Just the title of this article alone gives me a chuckle. I was going to ask, what caused the dog to get angry and shoot the hunter? How did the dog get its fingers around the trigger? I think we need to spend more Omaha tax dollars preventing these kinds of assaults by canines. I know there are some angry dogs out there, but I never expected one to take it this far...
    Posted by: hunter Location: Omaha on Oct 29, 2007 at 08:44 AM
    hunters 101 TAKE THE SHELL OUT IN THE MAGIZINE.. Safty before game!!!!!
    Posted by: rick Location: Myrtle beach, sc on Oct 29, 2007 at 07:48 AM
    Always unload before crossing a fence. Basic hunter education. ACTION OPEN GUN UNLOADED.
    Posted by: LM Location: Omaha on Oct 29, 2007 at 06:55 AM
    HaHaHa...Poetic Justice!!!
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