Dog Steps On Gun And Shoots Owner

[No More Sorrow]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A Utah bird hunter was shot in the buttocks after his dog stepped on a shotgun laid across the bow of a boat.

Box Elder County Sheriff's Deputy Kevin Potter says the 46-year-old Brigham City man was duck hunting with a friend when he climbed out of the boat to move decoys.

Potter says the man left his 12-gauge shotgun in the boat and the dog stepped on it, causing it to fire. It wasn't clear whether the safety on the gun was on at the time.

Potter says the man was hit from about 10 feet away with 27 pellets of birdshot. He says the man wasn't seriously injured, in part because he was wearing waders. The man was treated at a nearby hospital.

 

[Troy]

If you are going to have a gun then you should look after it properly. Pretty bad idea to leave a loaded gun sitting in the open when you have a dog around that obviously doesn't understand that it shouldn't step on it. Could have been much worse and hopefully this guy has learnt a lesson and will be much safer next time he goes hunting.