猎人不慎被狗射中依然生还

updated 1:40 p.m. ET Oct. 30, 2007

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 in the calf 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 100-120 pellets in about a 4-inch circle to his calf.”

Harris was listed in good condition Tuesday, officials at University Hospitals in Iowa City said.

Harris was hunting with a group about three miles north of Grinnell. The group shot a bird, and when Harris went to get it, he put his gun on the ground and crossed a fence. As he crossed the fence, his hunting dog stepped on the gun, Foster said.

The gun was about 3 feet away from his leg.

“The muzzle velocity is so great that the pellets don’t have a chance to spread out,” he said.

No one else was hurt, and the dog was not injured.

Foster said no citations have been issued.

　　猎人不慎被狗射中依然生还

　　一个猎人因狗不慎踩到扳机而导致腿部受伤后生还，一名官员在星期二的时候说。

　　吉姆哈利，37岁，星期六的时候被击中小腿，这正是野鸡生长的旺季。艾伦说，他是爱荷华自然资源部的发言人。

　　“他已经做过手术了，而且情况比较乐观”，医生说，他小腿被100~120颗铁砂击中，大概射入4英寸。

　　哈利的情况在星期三的时候被列为良性，爱荷华大学医院的医生说。

　　哈利跟随团队在离Grinnell北部大概3英里的地方打猎。这个猎队只射击鸟类，而且哈利也处于同样的目的，他把枪和栅栏交叉放在地上。他正做这些的时候他的狗跑了过来，踩在了枪上。哈利说。

　　枪离他的腿大概3英尺远枪口离他太近导致子弹无法没有机会分散开来，他说。

　　没有人被射到，他的狗也是。福特说没有任何证明可以起诉别人。