Hunter shot in the foot by his dog

Doglips · 10-25-2002, 10:55 AM

Guess he should have taken the dog to happy hour.

Hunter shot in the foot by his dog
By Associated Press, 10/25/02

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- Pheasant season took an ugly turn for Michael Murray when he was shot by Sonny, his year-old English setter pup.

The puppy knew something was very wrong when Murray dropped to the ground with blood spurting from his ankle. "Sonny just laid by my side," Murray said. "He knew something was bad."

Murray, 42, was hunting in western South Dakota on the first day of the season last Saturday. He said he was lining up a photo of the seven birds his hunting party shot in the first hour.

A loaded 12-gauge shotgun lay on the ground near the frisky dog.

"He stepped on the gun and it went off," Murray said. "At first I didn't know what happened. I got that blinding flash of pain and I sat down. Blood was pumping out of my ankle."

His brother-in-law, Chuck Knutson of Woodbury, quickly tied a tourniquet above Murray's right boot. The third member of the hunting party was Murray's father, also Michael, of New Richmond, Wis.

"My dad's 75," Murray said, "He was white as a ghost."

The three men climbed into their truck and drove to a relative's house. A half-hour later, an ambulance took Murray to a nearby hospital.

After 15 stitches and a night in the hospital, Murray is on course for a complete recovery.

"It was the most bizarre thing that has ever happened to me," he said.

Murray admits there is a certain amount of notoriety that goes along with getting shot by your dog.

"That's the hard part, talking to people, because you feel like such a fool," he said.

NRAJOE · 10-25-2002, 12:18 PM

Must not like the dog food he's getting, switch to Alpo man!

MarkII 22 · 10-25-2002, 12:20 PM

Thats the hard part talking to people because you feel like such a fool. YOU THANK

BattleRifleG3 · 10-25-2002, 02:45 PM

What, Mark, you have experience with this?

Oxford · 10-25-2002, 03:00 PM

Dog...lips: With your handle, are you someway related to that dog? Dogs do funny things sometimes.(no personal offense intended)

Also, another thought...the situation could have been worse. The dog could have been humping Murray's leg and got rejected before he shot him. Maybe that pixxed him off.(ha)

The moral of the story is to keep your dog under control and don't offend him.

Ox

:nod:

10-25-2002, 10:55 AM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	Hunter shot in the foot by his dog Guess he should have taken the dog to happy hour. Hunter shot in the foot by his dog By Associated Press, 10/25/02 BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- Pheasant season took an ugly turn for Michael Murray when he was shot by Sonny, his year-old English setter pup. The puppy knew something was very wrong when Murray dropped to the ground with blood spurting from his ankle. "Sonny just laid by my side," Murray said. "He knew something was bad." Murray, 42, was hunting in western South Dakota on the first day of the season last Saturday. He said he was lining up a photo of the seven birds his hunting party shot in the first hour. A loaded 12-gauge shotgun lay on the ground near the frisky dog. "He stepped on the gun and it went off," Murray said. "At first I didn't know what happened. I got that blinding flash of pain and I sat down. Blood was pumping out of my ankle." His brother-in-law, Chuck Knutson of Woodbury, quickly tied a tourniquet above Murray's right boot. The third member of the hunting party was Murray's father, also Michael, of New Richmond, Wis. "My dad's 75," Murray said, "He was white as a ghost." The three men climbed into their truck and drove to a relative's house. A half-hour later, an ambulance took Murray to a nearby hospital. After 15 stitches and a night in the hospital, Murray is on course for a complete recovery. "It was the most bizarre thing that has ever happened to me," he said. Murray admits there is a certain amount of notoriety that goes along with getting shot by your dog. "That's the hard part, talking to people, because you feel like such a fool," he said.

10-25-2002, 12:18 PM	#2
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,051 Images: 3	Must not like the dog food he's getting, switch to Alpo man! __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

10-25-2002, 12:20 PM	#3
MarkII 22 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 587	Thats the hard part talking to people because you feel like such a fool. YOU THANK __________________ GROW YOUR OWN DOPE.PLANT A POLITICIAN. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.SO PLEASE SHUT UP!

10-25-2002, 02:45 PM	#4
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	What, Mark, you have experience with this? __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

10-25-2002, 03:00 PM	#5
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	Dog...lips: With your handle, are you someway related to that dog? Dogs do funny things sometimes.(no personal offense intended) Also, another thought...the situation could have been worse. The dog could have been humping Murray's leg and got rejected before he shot him. Maybe that pixxed him off.(ha) The moral of the story is to keep your dog under control and don't offend him. Ox :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".