Hunting Dogs Accidentally Shoot Iowa Man During Pheasant Hunt
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Tama man was injured when hunting dogs stepped on his gun.
Officials with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources say 37-year-old James Harris was pheasant hunting with a group about three miles north of Grinnell when the accident happened.
Officials say the group had shot a bird and when Harris went to retrieve it, he put his gun on the ground and crossed a fence. As he crossed the fence, hunting dogs stepped on his gun causing it to fire.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Harris was shot in the lower left leg.
He was treated at Grinnell Medical Center and later transferred by helicopter to University Hospitals in Iowa City.
The investigation is continuing.