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James Harris, 37, of Tama, was hit in the calf Saturday, the opening day of pheasant season, said Alan Foster, a spokesman with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
"He had surgery and is doing pretty well," he said. "He took between
100-120 pellets in about a 4-inch circle to his calf."
Harris was listed in good condition Tuesday, officials at University Hospitals in Iowa City said.
Harris was hunting with a group about three miles north of Grinnell. The group shot a bird, and when Harris went to get it, he put his gun on the ground and crossed a fence. As he crossed the fence, his hunting dog stepped on the gun, Foster said.
The gun was about 3 feet away from his leg.
"The muzzle velocity is so great that the pellets don't have a chance to spread out," he said.
No one else was hurt, and the dog was not injured.
Foster said no citations have been issued.
[Associated Press; By SETH BORENSTEIN]
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