Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Hunting Safety or Shot by your dog!

When I was growing up, my father used to take me hunting. I remember no loaded guns in the truck and safety lock on at all times. Perhaps this guy should take the basic firearm class over again?

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A Florida man has become the second hunter in two weeks to be shot by his own dog. Billy E Brown, 78, was driving to go deer hunting when his bulldog, Eli, managed to discharged a rifle into his leg.

He had been heading for a deer hunting spot in Pasco County with a friend when he was shot in the thigh, reports Fox News.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Gary Morse said: "His friend was riding next to him in the front seat, with the dog and the gun in between them."

As the trio drove down a rough limestone road, Eli "got excited in the truck" and knocked against the rifle, firing off a round. Hit just above the right knee, Brown was rushed to hospital in Tampa where he underwent surgery. His condition is described as stable.

Late last month, a Utah hunter was shot in the buttocks by his dog during a botched duck hunt. Doctors removed 27 pellets of bird shot from the 46-year-old's body following the mishap.





 

1 comment:

An English Shepherd said...

But maybe you cant teach old hunters new tricks ;-)