DOG FATALLY SHOOTS HIS MASTER...
HOUSTON -- A tracking dog apparently stepped on a loaded shotgun in the bed of his owner's pickup truck, firing a fatal blast into the man's thigh during a goose hunt, officials said.
Perry Alvin Price III, 46, died Saturday at a hospital from severe blood loss from his femoral artery shortly after the accident in southeast Texas.
Chambers County sheriff's investigators said Price 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.
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Perry Alvin Price III, 46, died Saturday at a hospital from severe blood loss from his femoral artery shortly after the accident in southeast Texas.
Chambers County sheriff's investigators said Price 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.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Loaded gun in a vehicle obviously with safety off........HMMMM.....Darwin Award?[xx(] 0 -
The anti gunners will have fun with this one on their websites.
I've read threads where they have celebrated such occurrences.0 -
The deceased "was" the same age as me...46.
Sad story.0 -
I bet the guys buddy shot him...the dog is innocent! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by dolfan
The deceased "was" the same age as me...46.
Sad story.
Same as me , as well Dolfan. 07/05/610 -
quote:Originally posted by stubnoid
Loaded gun in a vehicle obviously with safety off........HMMMM.....Darwin Award?[xx(]
Loaded,yes, safety OFF???? It's possible the dog stepped on the right side of the trigger-guard.Switching the safety off, and depressing the trigger, simultaneously.
The man should have never put that gun in the bed, with the dog.Simple as that.0 -
Most hunters I know unload their guns before leaving the woods or the fields.. 0 -
Dumb ass put a loaded gun in the truck, a no-no.
But let us look at a close range charge of bird shot. Went right through a steel tailgate and still had sufficient power to kill, going through the thigh and cutting the femoral artery.
Bird shot at close range is the most lethal load on God's green earth.0 -
Allen: I doubt that it was bird shot if he had just shot a Goose..Probably a magnum, with at least #3 shot. Geese are usually shot while on the fly and they Fly High.. 0 -
sad which ever way you want to look at it...stupid thing to do, but i feel bad for his family and his friends... 0 -
Take it easy on the guy...he's dead. Do you unload your gun when you lean it against a tree to take a wiz? 0 -
Thumb saftey is the way to go. Or should I say not go. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by BlackRoses
Allen: I doubt that it was bird shot if he had just shot a Goose..Probably a magnum, with at least #3 shot. Geese are usually shot while on the fly and they Fly High..
Number 3 shot.
That ain't buckshot.
Isn't a goose a bird?0
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