Hunters Shoot Dead Two Elk in Norway Zoo

The Local ^ | 15 Oct 2015

[nickcarraway]

A group of hunters in far northern Norway shot dead two elk only to realise seconds later that they had been shooting through the fence into a zoo.

“I reacted with disbelief, and the first few seconds afterwards were pretty unreal,” Heinz Strathmann, the chief executive of Polar Park zoo, north of the town of Narvik.

“I think this is very sad, and it’s not okay. We had five elks, now we have only three.”

The hunters themselves rang the zoo to inform them of what had happened, explaining that their elk hounds had managed to get inside the elks enclosure, and then given chase, preventing the hunters from realising that they were shooting into a zoo.

Arne Nysted, chairman of the wildlife tribunal in Troms County, said that there was no need to punish the men.

“This is a regrettable mistake made in connection with lawful hunting on the outside of the park,” he said. “It was a fatal error, but everyone understands that it was not done at all on purpose.”

Katrine Grimnes from the police in the nearby town of Målselv said police would not comment on the shootings until the hunt4er had been properly interviewed.

“We’ve have spoken to the hunting party, been out and stood at the place which he shot from, and formed a picture of what he would have seen and what the area looks like. We do not want to comment further until we have questioned the hunter himself,” she said.

Polar Park intends to demand compensation for the two elk, and have already begun searching for replacements.

[optiguy]

Thank you. I needed that.

[cyclotic]

It’s all of us. There are tears of laughter streaming down my face.

Sven, why is there a fence in the forest?

[Slings and Arrows]

Dogs in Elk.

[nickcarraway]

“I thought the elk built that fence. They are so clever.”

[Daffynition]

Elk ends

[Daffynition]

Any way you look at it...it was a two-fer

[Daffynition]

[Georgia Girl 2]

LOL!

[sparklite2]

“A head on each end? How does it poop?”
“It don’t. That’s what makes it so mean.”

[Sirius Lee]

Ah, the fabled Pushmepullyelk.

[Daffynition]

Mentality

[jonascord]

“A head on each end? How does it poop?”
“It don’t. That’s what makes it so mean.”

You are confusing that with a Hippagator...

[RichInOC]

“Moo...”
[BANG!]
“...Mooo...”
[BANG!]

[jonascord]

Perhaps they shoulda had a clue when they had to climb that fence to start dressing them out...

You have to wonder did they start looking for a gate to get the carcasses back to the truck?

Then they saw the sign. What's the Far North Norwegian for "Oh, F..."

[jonascord]

One more:

"Sven? What do Z-O-O mean?"
"Do it mean what I think it do?"
"It do..."

[Slings and Arrows]

The classics never die.

[Mears]

Wapiti is a big crossword puzzle word.

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[volunbeer]

Sven, why is there a fence in the forest?

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To keep the hunters out, obviously!

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

DANG!

[Abathar]

Did they get to tag them or not, that’s what I want to know...