 In " Hunting Trip , " Leslie insists that Ron take her and the other female parks department employees on one of his private hunting expeditions at the park ranger cabin . Ron begrudgingly agrees , but is frustrated to learn that Leslie is in fact an excellent hunter who overshadows his own abilities . During this trip , Ron is shot in the back of the head by misfired birdshot , and becomes hallucinatory and furious after taking multiple painkillers with alcohol . He initially accuses Leslie of shooting him based on her desire to prove herself , but later learns Tom was at fault and that Leslie took the blame to keep Tom from being arrested for hunting without a license . Ron is strongly impressed that Leslie defended Tom this way , and refers to her as " a stand @-@ up guy , " which leaves Leslie overjoyed . 
