Posted on 11/25/2020 12:23:59 PM PST by Red Badger
Police in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic said a hunter out in a wooded area lost his rifle when a deer hooked the gun with its antlers and ran away with the weapon. Photo by Stevebidmead/Pixabay.com
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Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A hunter in the Czech Republic was charged by a deer that snagged the man's gun on its antlers and fled into the woods with the weapon, police said.
Police in the South Bohemian Region said a hunter contacted authorities to recount the story of how he lost his gun while hunting near the village of Horni Plana.
The man said one of the hunting dogs in his group startled a stag in a wooded area, causing the panicked deer to run directly toward him.
The deer's antlers ripped the man's sleeve and ended up snagged on his .22 Hornet rifle, which had been slung over his left hand at the time.
The animal ran off into the woods with the hunter's unloaded gun still attached to its antlers, the man told police.
Police said another hunter reported spotting a deer with a rifle dangling from its antlers more than half a mile from the scene.
Investigators said the hunter was required to report the loss of the rifle under the Czech Republic's Firearms and Ammunition Act.
They probably feel safer with the cars these days.
If I ever find the guy who created autocorrect, I will feed him to the gators.
5.56mm
.22 hornet. A bottleneck Center fire round. People hunt deer with .223 / 5.56 AR rounds regularly.
Well... As long as it didn't lick her car... That's now against the law...😕
We have deer foraging along side the roads as cars whiz by and they don’t even notice................
So Hunter’s rifle is missing, but did the deer get the laptop?
The deer stole an unloaded gun. Worthless!
Hunting deer with a .22 Hornet?
Better than a .22 Short I suppose.
He’ll never live it down
Czech Republic, eh? Should have been Russia. “In Russia, deer hunt you.”
Enforcement is problematic....
Don't worry. I'm sure there's a Karen somewhere who will see that justice is done. ;-)
I bet that deer is out hunting hunters with that thing, he is likely trying to jam a branch into the trigger guard right now.
You owe me a new keyboard!
Was it loaded with buck shot ?
I like cheese ...
No predator hunts “fair”.
.22 Hornet has 100 yds less energy than a .223
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