Hunter Shot By Own Dog

Authorities in Merced County, California, said a hunter was shot by his own dog. Officials said the 53-year-old hunter was hunting near Los Banos with his Labrador retriever and a partner on Saturday when he set his shotgun down and walked about 15 feet to retrieve some decoy ducks. The dog stepped on the gun, which set off the shotgun and riddled the owner with buckshot in the upper left part of his back. The man was treated and released from a local hospital.