Hunting Season Toll Reaches 5 in Colorado
State Trooper Robert Terrell reports five deaths from accidental gunshots during the big game season opening last Wednesday. Hiram Allan Runnells, 42, of Houston, died near Redstone after his rifle discharged on landing from a horse. Howard Lardie, 32, of Texas City, remains missing after a camp near Carbondale.
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Houston
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Carbondale
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Crete Hunter Wounded In Hunting Accident
William H. Douglas, 61, of Crete, was critically wounded in a pheasant hunting accident north of Exeter. Sheriff says he walked ahead unloading a shotgun when his wife stumbled, causing the .410 gauge weapon to discharge into his back. Doctors noted many shot penetrated but coat offered some protection.
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Two Young Brothers Paralyzed by Accidental Gunshot in Wyoming
Buddy Lee Usery aged 5 and Bill 4 were in critical condition at Ivinson Memorial Hospital after a 30-30 rifle discharged on the truck floor where they stood. They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Usery of Tie Siding, Wyoming.
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Ivinson Memorial Hospital
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Paul Usery
Pheasant hunt dispute ends in fatal shooting in South Dakota
Norman Hustad, 19, of Aberdeen, S D, was fatally wounded after an argument with farmer William Oldenburg, 60, over pheasant hunting. Oldenburg, held at Day County Jail in Webster, said his 22 caliber rifle discharged accidentally while three friends and Hustad’s party retrieved a crippled pheasant from Oldenburg’s garden after crossing a posted boundary.
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West of Petersburg Hunters Seek Doctor in Neligh
The father and two boys were west of Petersburg preparing to hunt when they could not find a doctor until they reached Neligh.
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Neligh
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