Dog Shoots Man After Hunting Partner Leaves Loaded Gun on Ground

Dog Shoots Man After Hunting Partner Leaves Loaded Gun on Ground
A hunter holds bullets to charge his shotgun. Jean-Francois Monier/AFP/Getty Images
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A hunting dog shot a man in central Iowa after his hunting partner left a loaded gun on the ground.

The dog stepped on the trigger and shot the man in the back from 22 yards away, according to a press release from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The incident took place on Nov. 29 around 1:20 p.m., when a party of four men was out hunting pheasants.
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