Posted on 01/07/2022 11:53:21 AM PST by SJackson
Having spending roughly eight hours in the woods, the hunter was found in a drainage ditch bleeding from the leg
It's important to make sure a wounded deer is dead before trying to recover it.
On the morning of January 6, 2022, a lost Wisconsin hunter was rescued by helicopter after being gored by a whitetail deer. The Lewiston resident set out to track a wounded buck the previous afternoon on his ATV around 4:30 p.m. Portage Fire Department Chief, Troy Hasse says that the man found a 10-point buck, which then attacked him, puncturing the inside of his leg and leaving him disoriented.
The Portage Fire Department was called at 12:40 a.m. to a 120-acre private property in Lewiston to assist the Columbia County Sheriffs office in finding the lost hunter. Chief Hasse says they found ATV tracks and soon a blood trail from the wounded hunter. “There was a fair amount of blood,” Hasse tells F&S. “That’s how the officers actually located him.” According to Hasse, the man fought the deer off until it ran away. During the fight, the hunter got gored.
Officers who found the man said they got to within about 10 feet of him before he called out. The hunter was lying in a drainage ditch, and rescuers had to use a scoop stretcher to pull him out. Along with the loss of blood, the hunter was dazed, and possibly hypothermic, leading those on the scene to call in a MedFlight helicopter. The helicopter made a difficult landing in a nearby field and took the hunter to the hospital.
“This rescue was a great example of multiple departments and entities working together to save a person’s life,” Haase said in a statement on the Portage Fire Department’s Facebook page. “The PFD wants to thank the Columbia County Sheriff’s Department, MedFlight, and the firefighters for responding and working together to save the life of one of our citizens.”
Did the deer have COVID19?
Lost DC intern found after being bucked by a wounded Gore.
It’s WISCONSIN. What would be expected of an animal bred in that environment?
So this is a tie?
I nearly got gored riding a segway through a friends vineyard years ago.
That’s going to be one expensive ride out of there. But, it’s better than not making it out at all.
Reminds of the old joke about 2 dumb hunters.
First hunter calls 911: "Help! My buddy tripped and shot himself! I think he's dead! What should I do?"
911 Operator: "You don't know if he's dead? Go make sure."
A gunshot is heard.
First hunter: "OK. He's definitely dead. What should I do next?"
Better than being Gored by Al.
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Cheaper than a ride in a hearse...............
More Americans die from Deer attacks than sharks or snake bites.
“wounded buck”.....Hmmm.....Needs more range time....
LOL! I love that joke! :)
Hypothermia? Um, Yep! It’s been sub-zero temps at night, (Columbia County is one county NE of me) and he obviously had to spend the night out there.
That’s probably what saved him in the end; his blood wasn’t gushing out of him as fast because his heart rate had slowed due to the cold.
It took a handful of miracles to save that guy! He’s got one helluva hunting story to tell.
It sounds like a fair fight.
Last time a I went to Yosemite, I asked the warden the last time they had a bear attack fatality (this all transpired about …maybe 3 years ago). He said he couldn’t remember exactly but they had a fatal deer goring not very long before that.
Said someone was feeding a Buck Marshmallows and then the ran out. The Buck became enraged and Impaled the person (tween kid if I remember).
Probably didn’t say “He’s coming right for me!” before he had a chance to shoot it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3RJUMm-hd0
LOL!
Jan 6 is a day that will live in infamy for this hunter and the nation.
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