Many years ago a hunter was shot by the dog stepping on the trigger of a shotgun leaned he had leaned against a barb wire fence while he climed over/through. He was found by one of my co-workers.
Watch where you lay yor firearms when they are loaded.
Dog Steps on Loaded Shotgun, Owner Killed
Jennifer Heathcock & Scott Lawrence
http://www.kfdm.com/news/price_24158___article.html/dog_shotgun.htmlA tracking dog, the chocolate lab to the left in the picture on our KFDM webpage, stepped on a loaded shotgun in the bed of the owner's pickup truck, triggering a fatal blast into the man's thigh during a goose hunt, Chambers County Sheriff Joe LaRive told KFDM News during an interview Tuesday in Anahuac.
"We found muddy paw prints on the gun in the area of the trigger, indicating the dog accidentally caused the shotgun to discharge," Chambers County Sheriff Joe LaRive told KFDM News during an interview Tuesday in Anahuac.
Sheriff LaRive tells KFDM News it's one of the strangest cases he's ever seen - a fatal accident caused by a dog.
Grief counselors are on hand at a Baytown high school following the death of a teacher killed in an unusual hunting accident near Winnie, involving his dog.
It happened Saturday on a hunting lease just south of Stowell, near FM 1941 and Highway 124.
The Chambers County sheriff says he's never seen a case like this one.
46 year old Perry Alvin Price III was goose hunting Saturday evening on a lease in Chambers County. Price was a teacher at Baytown Lee High School.
Authorities believe Price shot a goose and set his shotgun down on the bed of his truck while attempting to release his dog to retrieve the bird.
Investigators say it appears the chocolate Labrador may have stepped on the shotgun, causing it to fire through the tailgate, striking Price in the thigh.
A friend who was nearby heard the shot but didn't see what happened.
He rushed Price to Winnie Medical Center, but despite efforts to save his life, Price died after his femoral artery was cut and he lost a large amount of blood.
Authorities found paw prints on the gun, leading them to believe the dog stepped on it.
"It should be a reminder to all of us, whether you're hunting or not, any time you're handling a firearm you should be extra careful," Sheriff LaRive told KFDM News. "Always keep the safety on and do everything you can to make sure there's not an accidental discharge of the firearm."
Price was a math teacher at Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown. He is survived by his wife and two stepchildren.
While this type of accident is probably rare, we found a news report about a similar shooting last October in Iowa.
Authorities say a dog set off a gun, but in that case the man recovered from his injuries.
BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) Perry Alvin Price III died Saturday at a hospital from severe blood loss from his femoral artery shortly after the freak accident in southeast Texas.
Chambers County sheriff's investigators said Price, 46, was hunting on a lease near Stowell, about 60 miles east of Houston, when he shot down a goose.
Price then set the gun in the back of his truck and was about to open the tailgate to release his tracking dog when the shotgun fired, investigators said. The blast penetrated the truck's tailgate before hitting Price.
Paw prints from the dog, a chocolate Labrador retriever named Arthur, were found on the muddy shotgun, Sheriff Joe LaRive said. Daniel Groberg, Price's hunting partner, said he tried to stop the bleeding with clothing before driving him to seek help.
"It's the strangest case that I've seen," LaRive said. "We couldn't talk to Perry and Groberg was at the front of the truck when he heard the shotgun blast and didn't see what happened."
Price's sister, Patricia Payne, said her brother was always very careful while hunting.
"His dog was so excited," she said. "He was jumping all around, because he was about to get out and go get that goose.
"That gun had to be knocked around just right to fire. I believe the dog knocked the safety off and hit the trigger, too," she said.
Price, who taught math at Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, was known for his love of hunting and dogs, friends and family members said.
Earlier this school year, Price developed an award for especially determined students that included a T-shirt naming them "Bird Dog of the Week," said Melanie Turner, a fellow teacher.
"His loss will be felt for quite some time," Turner said.
LaRive said hunters should be extra careful to make sure the safety is enacted on any gun that's not immediately being fired and that barrels should always be pointed away from people when guns are stored.
Price's survivors include his wife, Kelli, and two stepchildren, Payne said.
