TX: Dallas man injured in hunting accident

Dallas man injured in hunting accident

Friday, May 08, 2009
Rob Durham

A Dallas man was injured in a hunting accident Sunday after a gun accidentally discharged.

Robert Ramage, 42, suffered a gunshot wound to the arm when the ATV he was occupying hit a bump, causing the rifle to discharge.

According to Stephens County Sheriff Dan Young, the rifle was loaded and was placed in a gun carrier on the ATV.

Ramage and three other Dallas men occupied to ATV as they were heading back to their camp, located off FM 1481, just east of Highway 183.

Ramage was transported by Air Evac to Baylor Medical Center.

Chief Deputy Billy Wade, Sheriff's Deputy Caleb Hodges and the Breckenridge Fire Department also responded to the scene.

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