>>Iowa DNR Concerned After 4 Hunter Shootings

(Des Moines, IA)  —  The Iowa D-N-R is asking hunters to review safety procedures after several weekend hunting accidents — including one that was fatal.  Conservation officers are still investigating the details of the shooting of 37-year-old Nathan Sharpnack of Winterset — who was hit and died while deer hunting in Marion County Saturday.  They have also received reports of a hunter taken to the hospital after being shot in the stomach while deer hunting in southern Muscatine County.  Another person was treated and released from the hospital in Waukon after a slug grazed his right hand and forearm during a deer drive in Allamakee County.  A pheasant hunter was hit with four pellets in the neck and face area while hunting in Calhoun County.  He was treated and released.  The D-N-R education coordinator says it’s time for everyone to step back and review safe hunting practices to avoid any more shootings.