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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?
To: nickcarraway
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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)
To: nickcarraway
“Hold my beer — I want to see if this thing is loaded ...”
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posted on
12/19/2016 10:58:43 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
To: nickcarraway
Now he knows how the deer feels.
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posted on
12/19/2016 10:58:46 AM PST
by
boycott
(S)
To: nickcarraway
Hard to do I hunt with one
To: nickcarraway
“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.
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posted on
12/19/2016 10:59:21 AM PST
by
Darksheare
(Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: nickcarraway
Did he have a beer for someone to hold?
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posted on
12/19/2016 10:59:34 AM PST
by
umgud
(ban all infidelaphobics)
To: nickcarraway
Crossbows, like firearms, show always be pointed in a safe direction.
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posted on
12/19/2016 10:59:52 AM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents)
To: nickcarraway
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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.)
To: riverrunner
“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.
To: nickcarraway
To: boycott
The tips can be pretty nasty. Especially the bow arrow tips that are designed to slice and dice.
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posted on
12/19/2016 11:08:54 AM PST
by
dhs12345
To: nickcarraway
Did he tag himself afterwards?
To: nickcarraway
That takes some doing!.........
To: Redcitizen
Did he gut himself afterward?
To: nickcarraway
How many beers should be the question?
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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.)
To: Redcitizen
No, but he mounted his head over the mantel.
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posted on
12/19/2016 11:12:52 AM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: nickcarraway
Crossbow cleaning accident?
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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".)
To: nickcarraway
And chalk one up for the deer.
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posted on
12/19/2016 11:20:55 AM PST
by
poinq
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin
Merrickville, huh? Hunting for elephant men?
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