Duck hunter gets shot in the back -- by his own dog
Talk about a stupid pet trick.
A duck hunter was accidentally shot in the back Saturday when his female Labrador retriever stepped on the man's loaded shotgun, causing it to discharge.
The Fresno Bee reports that the man was hunting with his dog and a friend near Los Banos in central California. When they decided to call it a day, the hunter set his shotgun down and left the blind to go retrieve some duck decoys about 15 yards away.
Though the gun's safety was set, the lab somehow stepped on it, causing the safety to disengage and the weapon to fire, hitting the dog's owner in the upper back.
The 53-year-old man was treated at Memorial Hospital Los Banos for the non life-threatening injury and released the same day.
Neither the names of the hunter nor his dog were released.
-- Kelly Burgess
Photo: A hunter and his dog are silhouetted by the rising sun. Credit: George Wilhelm / Los Angeles Times
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Agree with other post. Not buying this explanation.
But do agree that it is the fault of the OBAMA ADMINISTRATION that terrorist Labradors (Labrador isn't that somewhere not in AMERICA?) showed that we are NOT SAFE........
Posted by: Rolo Tomasi | February 02, 2010 at 03:46 PM
Good dog, GOOD DOG!
PS:
Bahahahaha!
Was the dog's name Cheney?
Posted by: Susan | February 02, 2010 at 01:22 PM
Posted by: Marc Twane | February 02, 2010 at 03:01 PM
It appearss the dog has an offshore account with a recent large deposit from Ducks, United. My God, the animals finally are fighting back.
Posted by: Erwin Speakman | February 02, 2010 at 02:52 PM
Was the dog's name Cheney?
Posted by: Susan | February 02, 2010 at 01:22 PM
It happens more times than you could imagine. If the gun is laying on the ground on it's side, the dog could have stepped on the safety to release it & a toe nail could have pulled the trigger at the same time. It is an all too common occurrence.
Posted by: Joe Clayton | February 02, 2010 at 12:59 PM
And the failed Obama administration does nothing.
Posted by: Greg | February 02, 2010 at 10:01 AM
How close to the gun was the friend standing when "the lab somehow stepped on it, causing the safety to disengage and the weapon to fire?" I think there could be a simpler explanation for how this guy got shot. The dog might have been framed.
Posted by: Jennifer | February 02, 2010 at 08:33 AM
Seems virtually impossible for the safety to be released and fired by a dog?
My husband is a duck hunter. What type of gun are you using? Seems like there might be a problem?
Posted by: C White | February 01, 2010 at 07:19 PM
karma
Posted by: Ness | February 01, 2010 at 02:01 PM