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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 Tuesday.
James Harris, 37, of Tama, was hit 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 and 120 pellets in about a 4-inch circle to his calf.”
Harris’ hunting group shot a bird, and when Harris went to get it, he put his gun on the ground, and his hunting dog stepped on it, Foster said. The gun was about 3 feet from his leg.
The Associated Press
