Boy, 12, injured in hunting accident in southeast North Dakota

October 29, 2008

A two-fer!!! The pheasants seem to have their "game" on.

http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=91002 & section=news & freebie_check & CFID=109156381 & CFTOKEN=32053082 & jsessionid=883032ff787b7161351dBoy, 12, injured in hunting accident in southeast North DakotaBy Mike Nowatzki, The ForumPublished Monday, October 27, 2008LIDGERWOOD, N.D.A 12-year-old boy was injured Sunday when the barrel of his shotgun exploded as he shot at a pheasant, the Richland County Sheriff's Office said.The boy was hunting with a relative about five miles west of Lidgerwood when he tripped and fell and the barrel of the shotgun went into the ground. A pheasant got up,

and the boy shot at it. The barrel exploded, causing injuries to the boy's face and left hand, the sheriff's office said in a news release.The boy, identified as Tristin Manikowski of Geneseo, N.D., was treated and released at St. Francis Hospital in Breckenridge, Minn.The accident, which was reported at 6:47 p.m., is under investigation by the sheriff's office and the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and the Herald are Forum Communications Co. newspapers.