Posted on 11/07/2017 2:16:22 PM PST by sparklite2
A deer gored a hunter to death with its antlers while the man was on an expedition in France, according to reports.
Police said the 62-year-old hunter was serving as a beater, helping corner the game, when the deer charged at him in an “uncommon” attack.
The deer “stabbed him with [its] antlers” causing the man to die from internal bleeding at the scene, according to authorities.
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LOL
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You sure it was a deer and not a craze dude in a Viking helmet.
Guess? Is it really too much trouble to read the excerpt?
“Police said the 62-year-old hunter was serving as a beater, helping corner the game, when the deer charged at him in an “uncommon” attack.”
Sometimes the helpless win one.
Actually, a deer or any wild animal will fight back if they are cornered or otherwise don't see a way out.
I had a semi-fight with a deer one time. Deer hunting in New Mexico when I was 19, I shot a mule deer buck using a 30-30 Winchester at about 150 yards, Frankly, it was too for away for the cartridge and blind luck using iron sights. The deer was on a ridge line opposite from me with a small canyon separating the two ridges. A friend and I left our rifles with the third person in our party, climbed down, across the arroyo then back up the other side, about a 20 minute hike. The hike was pretty rough plus we had to drag the deer quite a ways down the arroyo to where we could meet up with the Jeep.
The deer had dropped right down so assumed when starting out it was a kill shot. Wrong. The bullet had hit him right smack in head and bounced off. The deer was knocked unconscious. We approached the deer to begin field dressing and the deer came to and really didn't like that idea. I grabbed the antlers to hold them from thrashing and my friend used a hunting knife to finish the deer. If It had been one person instead of two, the deer could well have won the short battle.
“Richard Pryor used to do a funny bit where he talked about hunting with his dad, and he had to be the dog. Kinda like being the beater I guess.”
I am sure that Pryor was a lot funnier than I in telling the tale but my cousin and I used to be the bird dogs as well.
In the fall, the extended family would congregate at the ranch during quail season. My cousin and I were about 10-11 and my grandfather and uncles would have us two boys walk the opposite side of a tree and brush grown fence row to flush the quail out towards them. What fun!
You started my day with a laugh! Thanks!
Of course is was an uncommon attack. Most people aren't that stupid.
Grab a buck by the horns next time.
“I read the article. The man was stupid. Did he think that Bambi’s dad carries a rack in order to have a place to hang his ties?
Of course is was an uncommon attack. Most people aren’t that stupid.”
They’ve been hunting that way in Europe for thousands of years, with unarmed beaters driving game to the shooters. It’s uncommon because deer don’t usually turn on them and attack. One freak occurrence doesn’t make them all stupid.
The European method does seem more sporting given the state of the art here in the US, doesn't it?
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French hunting rifle.
Never used.
Dropped once.
In France the deer hunt YOU! ;)
Unarmed he wasn’t hunting DUH!
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