bagochips Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 I just love this kind of irony: A man out hunting in Iowa was shot in the leg after a hunting dog stepped on his gun, authorities said.The accident happened after James Harris, 37, put his gun on the ground to retrieve a fallen pheasant.One of a pack of hunting dogs following behind stepped on the trigger, and up to 120 birdshot pellets hit Mr Harris in the left calf at short range.A local official told a news agency the injury was "not life-threatening, but will give him trouble for a long time".Alan Foster, a spokesman for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, told the AFP news agency it was not uncommon for hunters to be shot by their dogs."I hear about it a couple times a year," somewhere in the country, he said."They'll step on the trigger assembly and, if the gun for whatever reason wasn't on safety, it doesn't take a whole lot to trip a trigger."Mr Harris was treated at Grinnell Regional Medical Center and later transported by helicopter to University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following the accident in Poweshiek County on Saturday afternoon.An investigation into the accident is under way. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7068549.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Who would put a loaded gun, safety off, lying on the ground? I almost feel like these people deserve it and hopefully they learn a lesson before they teach their children how to hunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 aw leave him alone, he was probably drunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Maybe his dog did it on purpose...some dogs are pretty smart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 You know what "they" say, drinking and hunting is fun and games until your dog shoots you in the leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 (edited) the cows were in on it too ... edit to add: old joke from friends in Chicago. What does IOWA stand for? Idiots Out Wandering Around. Edited October 30, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 of course if it were Dick Cheney's dog, the hunter probably would have ended up apologising to the dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Guns don't kill people. Dogs kill people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 We need a national dog registry.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 of course if it were Dick Cheney's dog, the hunter probably would have ended up apologising to the dogor the dog would have drunkenly shot dude in the face from out the window of his jeep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 of course if it were Dick Cheney's dog' date=' the hunter probably would have ended up apologising to the dog[/quote']or the dog would have drunkenly shot dude in the face from out the window of his jeep.[bill Maher as Cheney]Pull over! I wanna kill that![/bill Maher as Cheney] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 Teh dog never did it He was probally shit faced and did himself in and didnt want to look stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Guns don't kill people. Dogs kill people.Damnit! You beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokonon Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 We need a national dog registry.Aloha,BradAs funny as this is....we have a dog registry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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