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Man Shoots Himself in Chest With Crossbow While Hunting
CBC ^ | Dec 19, 2016

Posted on 12/19/2016 10:57:04 AM PST by nickcarraway

Accident occurred as man was trying to disarm crossbow after a day of deer hunting

A man accidentally shot himself in the chest with a crossbow while he was hunting with a group of people in the Marlborough Forest on Sunday night, according to Ottawa paramedics.

It happened at about 6 p.m. Sunday in the woods near Dwyer Hill Road and Roger Stevens Drive, north of Merrickville, Ont., and south of Richmond, Ont.

The 45-year-old man was trying to disarm the crossbow after a day of deer hunting when he accidentally shot himself, paramedics said.

His friends helped him to the road and were met there by an ambulance, paramedics said.

He was taken to hospital where he was listed in serious but stable condition.


TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: crossbow; deer; hunting
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How many points?
1 posted on 12/19/2016 10:57:04 AM PST by nickcarraway
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Not many for IQ.


2 posted on 12/19/2016 10:58:19 AM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Willie Sutton went into robbing banks and Hillary Clinton went into politics)
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To: nickcarraway

“Hold my beer — I want to see if this thing is loaded ...”


3 posted on 12/19/2016 10:58:43 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: nickcarraway

Now he knows how the deer feels.


4 posted on 12/19/2016 10:58:46 AM PST by boycott (S)
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To: nickcarraway

Hard to do I hunt with one


5 posted on 12/19/2016 10:59:15 AM PST by riverrunner
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“The 45-year-old man was trying to disarm the crossbow “

...You take the bolt off first...

He’s at least worth a floor rug.


6 posted on 12/19/2016 10:59:21 AM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: nickcarraway

Did he have a beer for someone to hold?


7 posted on 12/19/2016 10:59:34 AM PST by umgud (ban all infidelaphobics)
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To: nickcarraway

Crossbows, like firearms, show always be pointed in a safe direction.


8 posted on 12/19/2016 10:59:52 AM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
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9 posted on 12/19/2016 11:00:19 AM PST by Gamecock (Gun owner. Christian. Pro-American. Pro Law and Order. I am in the basket of deplorables.)
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“Hard to do I hunt with one”
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That’s what I thought - the guy must have really had to work at spearing himself.


10 posted on 12/19/2016 11:01:22 AM PST by LouieFisk
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11 posted on 12/19/2016 11:02:34 AM PST by NorthMountain (Northmountain)
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To: boycott

The tips can be pretty nasty. Especially the bow arrow tips that are designed to slice and dice.


12 posted on 12/19/2016 11:08:54 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: nickcarraway

Did he tag himself afterwards?


13 posted on 12/19/2016 11:09:22 AM PST by Redcitizen
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To: nickcarraway

That takes some doing!.........


14 posted on 12/19/2016 11:10:32 AM PST by Red Badger
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Did he gut himself afterward?


15 posted on 12/19/2016 11:11:23 AM PST by nickcarraway
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How many beers should be the question?


16 posted on 12/19/2016 11:12:16 AM PST by ColdOne (( I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Trump should get a Russian Wolfhound for first pet in WH.)
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No, but he mounted his head over the mantel.


17 posted on 12/19/2016 11:12:52 AM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: nickcarraway

Crossbow cleaning accident?


18 posted on 12/19/2016 11:13:11 AM PST by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: nickcarraway

And chalk one up for the deer.


19 posted on 12/19/2016 11:20:55 AM PST by poinq
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Merrickville, huh? Hunting for elephant men?


20 posted on 12/19/2016 11:21:18 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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