Authorities
in Box Elder County, Utah, said a hunter was wounded in the buttocks
when his dog jumped on a 12-gauge shotgun, causing the weapon to fire a
round of birdshot. Robert Cottingham was duck hunting with his son and
brother-in-law at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Sunday morning
when the incident took place. While the hunting crew was retrieving a
wounded duck from the water, a 12-gauge shotgun was left resting inside
the hunting boat they were using. Cottingham says that the dog was in a
marshy area of the lake and jumped back into the boat, he hit the
12-gauge and it discharged and shot him from about 6 feet. Cottingham
says some of the blast was absorbed by a duck decoy onboard and that
decoy may have saved his life. Cottingham was taken to the hospital to
have 27 birdshot pellets removed from his backside. Several could not be
taken out. He’s expected to make a full recovery.
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