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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 11, 2017
MEDIA CONTACT: Erika Billerbeck, DNR Conservation Officer at (319)
330-9710, Erika.Billerbeck@dnr.iowa.gov
JOHNSON
COUNTY, Iowa – An 11-year-old boy was injured in a hunting incident on December
10, 2017. It happened on private property near the intersection of 320th Street
Northeast and Prairie Du Chen Road Northeast in Johnson County.
Both
minors (11 and 13) were brothers from Iowa City and were deer hunting with
their grandfather. The brothers were standing along a fencerow between a
stretch of timber and a field approximately 160 yards apart. Meanwhile, their
grandfather was walking through the timber, pushing any deer out in the field
towards the brothers.
A doe came
in from the opposite direction of the timber and both brothers took a shot at
the deer standing in the field. The deer then ran between the boys when
the older brother continued to shoot striking his younger brother in the
hip.
The victim
was transported to University of Iowa Hospital with non-life threatening
injuires.
This
incident remains under investigation by the DNR.
The DNR
reminds hunters to always be cognizant of the whereabouts of other hunters, at
all times. Avoid target fixation and always ensure there is a safe
backstop before taking a shot.
MEDIA CONTACT: Allen Crouse, DNR Conservation Officer at (515)
238-4955, Allen.Crouse@dnr.iowa.gov
TAYLOR COUNTY, Iowa – Iowa DNR
Conservation Officers are investigating a shooting involving a New
Market man who was searching for an injured deer when he was shot by another hunter who
had mistaken him for a deer.
The shooting
happened December 10, 2017 around 9:15 a.m., north of New Market on private
property. Justin Scroggie, 28, of New Market, was hunting with Brooks Lambert,
42, of Clarinda, while both were attempting to locate an injured deer in a
tall, dense CRP field. Lambert mistakenly identified Scroggie as a deer in
the dense vegetation and shot him from approximately 40 to 45 yards away,
striking him in the left forearm.
Scroggie
was airlifted to University of Nebraska Medical Center with
non-life-threatening injuries. He was wearing a camouflaged hat.
This
incident remains under investigation by the DNR.
The DNR
reminds hunters to not shoot at any movement without always properly
identifying the target.
MEDIA CONTACT: Andrea Bevington, DNR Conservation Officer, at (712) 520-0508, Andrea.Bevington@dnr.iowa.gov
TAYLOR
COUNTY, Iowa – On December 5, 2017, John Fish, 65, of Villisca, was hunting
five miles southeast of Nodaway when he was struck in the foot by a slug from
another hunter in his hunting party.
Fish and a
15-year-old boy were approximately 95 yards on opposite sides of the road (110th
Street, east of Denver Ave.) when a doe ran between them. The 15 year old fired
a shot, missing the doe and striking Fish in the left foot. Fish was sitting in
a fence row of dense vegetation and brush.
Fish was
transported to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines and has undergone surgery.
His injuries were non-life-threatening.
This
incident remains under investigation by the DNR.
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