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Dog steps on gun, injuring hunter in Wright County

WRIGHT COUNTY – A hunter was injured in Wright County Wednesday after a dog stepped on a loaded gun, causing it to fire.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources identified the man as William Rancourt, 36, of Lebanon, New Hampshire.

According to the DNR, Rancourt and three other hunters were at the Boone River Greenbelt Conservation Board Public Hunting Area.

A shotgun was lying on the ground when a hunting dog stepped on the trigger guard, discharging bird pellets and hitting Rancourt in the back from 22 yards away.

He was transported to UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge with non-life-threatening injuries.

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