Grandfather dead after bear shot in a tree falls on him while hunting

NY Post ^ | 12/17/2024

[BenLurkin]

The incident occurred Dec. 9 in Lunenburg County, which is between Richmond and Danville, Virginia’s Department of Wildlife Resources said in a statement.

A hunting group was following the bear when it ran up the tree, the department said. As the group retreated from the tree, a hunter shot the bear. The animal fell onto another hunter [the victim] who was standing about 10 feet (3 meters) from the bottom of the tree.

The department identified the man as Lester C. Harvey, 58, of Phenix, Virginia. A member of the group rendered first aid before Harvey was rushed to two different hospitals.

[riverrunner]

Those who hunt bears with hounds.

[gundog]

Hound hunters. Having a bear treed allows them to look it over. They leave a lot of them, and look for a bigger/ better specimen.

[BipolarBob]

I hate to see this quarreling. As a compromise, I suggest we only let(make) Healthcare CEOs do the bear hunting and let the chips bears fall where they may.

[x]

A member of the group rendered first aid before Harvey was rushed to two different hospitals.

It would have been nice if at least one of the halves had survived, but it wasn't to be.

[HollyB]

What a Deranged thing to say

[yesthatjallen]

"Why are you saying good?"

The bear climbed the tree to protect itself, not attack. Unless the bear is attack you or others, leave the bear alone.

[caver]

I didn’t realize the number of anti-hunters on here.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Is it bear hunting season? It would be good to know was this a legitimate legal hunting activity.

[wyokostur]

In other news, Lester’s sister, Esther, was bitten by a moose. She is expected to survive.

[null and void]

"A member of the group rendered first aid before Harvey was rushed to two different hospitals."

It's pretty hard to stitch him back together if the halves are in different hospitals!

[wardaddy]

Anyone who comes on this forum and cheers on the death of a man legitimately bear hunting and likely eats the meat which is surprisingly good and then turns around and I your defense replies call people bigots doesn’t sound too far right of center to me and may be lost on this forum

Bear hunting is necessary to accomplish overpopulation and starvation for the bear population much like deer hunting which is very successful thanks to managed hunting

And you failed to notice the wrong hunter was killed

You claim to hate killing but two points;

The dead man was killed albeit the wrong man

Name me one major political or territorial dispute historically settled without eventual violence or the threat of it

I’ll help you

Overturning Dobbs is only one comes to mind right off

I suggest you rethink your position on this

[doorgunner69]

Instant karma I suppose

[metmom]

Seriously.....

[null and void]

How did he even fit in your pajamas?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

You could look it up if it means that much to you.

[null and void]

It would have been nice if at least one of the halves had survived, but it wasn't to be.

If only the left half died we could say he's all right now...

[PTBAA]

No attempt was made to ursusitate the bear.

[LouAvul]

We regret that bro. Brown has been hit by a truck. He’s in the local hospital in rooms 34, 35 and 36.

[whitney69]

“A member of the group rendered first aid before Harvey was rushed to two different hospitals.”

To the bear or Harvey?

wy69

[LouAvul]

Yep. FR has all kinds of liberals. You oughta peruse a thread re legalizing narcotics. They really come out then.