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.
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Since I never had a boat, maybe I can use that excuse when the feds come looking for my guns
—and I have been amused by the hotshot FN .22 (5.7mm) which is basically a rimless version of the Hornet—nearly 90 years later—
.22 Hornet is considerably more powerful than .22LR, and is a widely used small game rifle.
“a squirrel popped on my boots”
Good thing he didn’t poop on your boots.
Eskimo’s the 22 Hornet for everything, up to and including polar bear!
Used to hunt woodchucks with a 22 Hornet, model 43 winchester. It was my dad’s. Had a weaver scope. Nice shooting firearm IMO.
They aren’t good shots- they have No Eye Deer how to shoot guns
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I don’t know if you should be kicked off for posting that or if I should be kicked off for finding it is funny
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Nope. He was the king of guy who wasn't fazed by anything.
Maybe being in bad situations in WWII enhanced that attitude.
Yeah, but did the deer go take a shower?
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