Wounded deer attacks hunter who shot him

[RamboLiberal]

SEDALIA, Mo. — A Sedalia hunter bagged a big buck on the second day of firearms season, but the kill caused him a lot of pain.

Forty-nine-year-old Randy Goodman said he thought two well-placed shots with his .270-caliber rifle had killed the buck on Nov. 19. Goodman said the deer looked dead to him, but seconds later the nine-point, 240-pound animal came to life.

The buck rose up, knocked Goodman down and attacked him with his antlers in what the veteran hunter called "15 seconds of hell." The deer ran a short distance and went down, and died after Goodman fired two more shots.

Soon Goodman started feeling dizzy and noticed his vest was soaked in blood.

So he reached his truck and drove to a hospital, where he received seven staples in his scalp and was treated for a slight concussion and bruises.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/02/wounded-deer-attacks-hunter-who-shot-him/

:rofl: Poetic justice. And no, I'm not anti-hunting.

[htuttle]

1. I support the right to arm bears

[EOTE]

5. You've been put on the Theatdown.

As if bears weren't dangerous enough on their own.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Well, it is more fair for the deer this way.

[misanthrope]

59. No, fair would be if the hunter...

...could only use weapons that he fashioned by his own hand and wits and not standing on the knowledge and expertise of others.

[crim son]

3. I'm not a huge fan of hunting but my opinion might change

if the animals could shoot back.

[slackmaster]

4. Deer are dangerous animals and must be controlled

But good on that buck for getting in a few good licks. There will be many good stories told over venison meals.

[hlthe2b]

10. I'd like to think you left out your sarcasm thingie...

? "Deer are dangerous animals and must be controlled"

[slackmaster]

11. It's only half sarcasm - Many motorists die every year when they hit deer on our highways

Also, excessive hunting of predators like wolves and mountain lions has caused deer overpopulation in many areas.

[hlthe2b]

12. True... that...

[The2ndWheel]

17. Well, we're the ones with the cars, paving the highways, and excessively hunting their predators

Not as if the deer told us to build the cars, and build more highways into their habitat. They might like the hunting of their predators, but maybe they didn't read the fine print on that particular contract.

[DonEBrook]

47. Not hunting. Destruction of predator habitat is the reason.

Wolves won't live in your back yard like deer will.

[arikara]

49. Excessive, destructive and rampant "development"

has displaced the wild ones around here and they have nowhere to go. We feed the deer in our backyard, and the bears come by and tear up the compost bin looking for apples.

Its all for greed, because there are better ways of building. But what they do is take a quarter section and strip it bare of trees and bulldoze it right down to the riverside. Bang up cheap shacks nearly on top of each other then plant some sad shrubbery out of pots. They've destroyed any semblance of habitat for the animals and birds. The older places like ours with natural bush around are all that's left for them.

That the destruction is now winding down as the developers lose their shirts is the best thing to come out of this economic mess.

[tavalon]

63. It seems from your post that humans are dangerous animals and must be controlled

[Lorien]

23. I'm sure that the deer, along with the rest of the natural world, feels

the same way about humanity.

[hendo]

26. However, having killed most of the alpha predators

the deer population would grow to the point of starvation. Since thier predators have been killed off, that role falls to humans.

[Critters2]

45. Who still do it remarkably inefficiently. nt

[hendo]

50. in cases such as this

I would agree.

[Rebubula]

6. As much as I...

...support hunting and gun rights....This is just fucking funny!!!

I will never cry for a hunter that is wounded by his prey. Only seems fair that they should win sometimes.

[hlthe2b]

7. What to say... what to say...

ok, I'll say nothing...

[ThomWV]

8. I came close to being gored by a deer once, dam near shot him

I was out walking with two of our dogs several years ago and was coming up a very steep hill in the woods. The dogs had run off and found a deer and were chashing him. It was a buck with a full rack and he was running in that hopping motion of theirs straight up the hill and straight at me. His head was down and I am sure he had no idea I was standing there but he was going to hit me antlers first. I had a pistol (.45 auto as I recall) and had it out but did not shoot and at the very last second the deer missed me by just inches and bound past. It really got my attention. I don't think the deer ever did actually see me.

[shireen]

22. they hop like kangaroos

I was out birding with an Australian one day, and we saw a deer hopping away from us. The Aussie commented, "he jumps just like a kangaroo!" I thought it was a cool comment, and I wonder where the two species diverged in their ancestral tree, millions of years ago.

[awoke_in_2003]

54. What time of the year was it?

If it was in the fall, during the rut, male deer can be extremely dangerous. Need to keep an open eye for them, and stay out of their way. If they think you are intruding on their territory they will mess you up.

[Enrique]

9. "15 seconds of hell"

no picnic for the deer either. :-(

[Deep13]

13. It was him or me!

:rofl:

[madokie]

14. Let me tell you my story, how it is I am not a killer of anything anymore

as a kid it was necessary to hunt and kill to live but not so in my world today or when this incidence happened. Anyways this was some 30 or more years ago. I was tooling along in my truck on my way back from crappie fishing in a way out of the way place. For some reason I have a pellet rifle with me and it was pumped up and loaded so I decided to stick it out the window and fire the shot and about the time I was going to pull the trigger I seen a big redhead woodpecker land on a tree so I just pointed at him and shot. Well I only wounded him and he started trashing around causing a big commotion so I decided that since it was a cold and wet day that he would only die anyway so I stop, get out of my truck, reload the gun and go to 'finish the job' of killing him. Well the bird must have sensed what I was up to because he even with a wounded wing ran and hid from me, so here I go looking for the bird that I've just shot and made miserable and he was no where to be found. I finally give up and turn to go back to the truck, head down because I'm feeling pretty bad about that time and all of a sudden up out of a clump of leaves and brush there on the forest floor comes the wounded bird, gets in my face squawking like I'm never heard a woodpecker squawk before, letting me know that he was very unhappy with me. I fought him out of my face went to my truck got in and left, scratched and with a badly bruised psych. I had nightmares for a long time after that one. That was the last and will be the last living thing I have or will ever shoot with a gun. It was a moment so surreal that I still can see it unfold in my minds eye as I type this now. Now I feel sad just thinking about it as I should. Yes karma is a bitch

[gristy]

16. Thanks for your story.

wow

[boozepusher]

24. What a horrible story.

I think your decision to give up hunting is the best thing that could come from that.

[greguganus]

30. Put up a bird feeder, or add one if you already have some up.

I went through a similar situation when I was alot younger. Feeding birds through winter is my way of trying to make amends for what I did.

[madokie]

33. It was a life changing moment for me

Up to that point in time I didn't give it much thought but now I even worry about the bugs I kill on my windshield. :-(

[malaise]

52. That's a great story

Thanks. :D

[Rob H.]

15. So...the hunter becomes the hunted!

Come on, somebody had to say it. :P

[RebelOne]

18. But unfortunately, the deer lost in the end. That's too bad.

[Rob H.]

25. True

I was reading the article hoping that he managed to get away. :(

[WI_DEM]

32. Well, if he was wounded by the bullet he eventually would have died a slow, agonizing death

so it's probably good he didn't manage to get away at the end.

[stubtoe]

19. I had a doe challenge my car once, as I was coming down the driveway.

She had her babies with her. I think I mostly just surprised her.

[Cleita]

34. I've had does with children make threatening moves toward me if I got

too close. They stamp their hooves and make a hissing sound like a cat.

[FirstLight]

20. lol..."when animals FIGHT BACK"

You know, we humans think we are SOOOOOO superior, but we are just naked apes with weapons. If left to our own devices, the pumas, bears, coyotes, even the bunnies would have their way with us!

[Thothmes]

58. They do not get their way. We are the chief predator on

the planet. That naked bipedal nake ape became the alfa predator because we could make weapons.

[scheming daemons]

21. That makes the score this hunting season: Hunters 3,456,123.... Deer 1

It's getting closer.

;-)

[hendo]

29. I dont think you can really

cound that as a win for the deer.

[goforit]

27. Good for the Deer!!! Hunters suck!

[Deep13]

43. How do you figure?

:wtf:

[DonEBrook]

46. So did you kill that t-bone with your own bare hands, ironman?

:eyes:

[snake in the grass]

28. I have always cheered for the underdog and...

...that is why I could never go hunting with my dad and brothers. Hell, I even had tears in my eyes as King Kong died. I think it is only fair that this guy got attacked.

Check out this video. It could have looked something like this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ousGdSSMzWI&feature=related

[WI_DEM]

31. Good! At least that deer went down fighting and didn't make it easy for that hunter.

[Raskolnik]

73. Why is it good that a person was hurt?

[EnviroBat]

35. We just had our first report of a hunter killed here in Ohio this year

for gun season. The dumbass fell out of his tree-stand. I think this is an unfair advantage for the hunters to park their asses up in a tree and wait for some unsuspecting animal to wander close. I can't help wonder if he was up there having a few too many Budweiser's...

[PurityOfEssence]

36. Bambo: Second Blood

Too bad it didn't get away.

[shadowknows69]

40. ROFL

Almost lost my coffee. You're lucky lol.

[RedCappedBandit]

62. That.Is.FUNNY.

[flvegan]

37. While I don't take any joy in a person being hurt...

Nah, I'll just leave it there.

[guitar man]

38. good for the deer

He "thought" 2 well placed shots...what a moron. :eyes:

ONE well placed shot is what it takes to kill a deer properly. My Dad drilled this into my skull at a young age. He told me "you're not here to torture deer, you're here to bag meat, if you don't know 100% that your shot is going to immediately kill the deer, then you DON'T TAKE THE SHOT, PERIOD!!"

[awoke_in_2003]

57. Your dad taught you right...

you should aim to drop that deer immediately. Not only is it more humane, but if it manages to run a bit its adrenaline gets pumping through its system, affecting meat taste.

[shadowknows69]

39. Go Deer!

Sorry but, fair is fair.

[florida08]

41. good grief

he shot the thing 2 more times as it was running away? He's lucky he didn't pass out before he got to his truck. A sport is an activity where opposing sides follow the same rules. The deer didn't have a gun but at least he left before killing the guy. You guys
need a hobby.

[happyslug]

42. Maybe this is another deer defending Islam from attack, like the death of Emperor Basil I

Basil I of the Roman Republic (The name the country used itself, but referred to by Historians as the Byzantine Empire) was planning to attack the Moslems that held Palestine and Egypt at the time of his death. Basil I died from injuries when he had killed a deer, but then the deer attacked him, caught the Emperor's belt in the Deer's antlers and was dragged about 16 miles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_I

At the time of Basil I (867-889 AD) the Arabs were in rapid decline. The Arab Islamic Empire had peaked in size in 750 AD and in power around 700 AD and had been in decline ever since. By the time of Basil's rule the Arabs would have been easy pickings. The problem for Basil was while the Arabs in the Middle East were in rapid decline, the Moslems in North Africa and Spain were at the height of their power, attacking Sicily and Southern Italy (both part of the Byzantine Empire). At the same time, Armenia was the biggest threat in the east (And ended up invading the empire and Basil having to defeat them). A third problem was the decline of the Franks. The Franks were still powerful but this was the time of the division of Charlemagne Empire into the three Kingdoms, which made it open to attacks from the sea from North African and Spain. The biggest problem for Basil I was he was an upstart (i.e. he had killed his way to the Throne) and his son and heir hated him (The Son, Leo was a product of Basil's wife who at the time of his conception was the mistress of the Emperor Basil I had killed). Basil I had a stable empire at the time of his death and seems to have plans to conquest Palestine and Egypt. His death was suspicious, but timely (Basil I also thought it was a plot to kill him, ordering the aide who saved him from the deer killed as having trying to kill Basil I).

Byzantine-Moslem wars:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine-Arab_Wars_(780%E2%80%931180)

[TexasObserver]

44. Deer are notorious tweakers. He was probably high.

[graywarrior]

48. This makes me so happy

Sad about the deer, but I love that the hunter experienced 15 seconds of hell. Wonder if he'll continue hunting....probably will...with a vengeance.

[Raskolnik]

71. Why would a person being hurt make you happy? n/t

[malaise]

51. Pity the deer didn't have his own

.270 caliber rifle. Then we would have had real fun. :rofl:

[earth mom]

53. Karma. nt

[AnOhioan]

61. Ya beat me to it.......

my post was going to be "Karma, ain't it a bitch?"

[earth mom]

66. :)

:hi:

[Skittles]

55. too bad he didn't kill the cowardly bastard

[Raskolnik]

72. What makes the person who got hurt a "cowardly bastard?" n/t

[Berry Cool]

56. Seems like every deer season there's a new story of a hunter getting surprised

by a deer he thought was dead...until...AAAAGGGGHHHHHHHH...

[RedCappedBandit]

60. When I was say, 8 years old..

I was wandering through the woods near this beach house my family had just built right on Chesepeake bay. I stumbled upon a clearing where I discovered a herd (?) of deer relaxing in the sun. First of all, it was one of the most awe inspiring sight my eight year old eyes had ever seen. Then I realized I was standing within twenty feet of a bunch of wild animals that could surely end my life if they had so desired.
I admired their beauty for a few seconds, then ran home to tell my family what had occurred. :rofl:


Now, if I had brought a gun with me and tried to kill them all, i'd say they would have been pretty damn justified in trying to rip my guts out. no sympathy at all for this hunter.
Takes a real man to shoot a defenseless animal for sport.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

64. Someone Can Choose To Be For Or Against Hunting. NO ONE Should Choose To Be For Seeing A Human

being hurt.

Those cheering because a hunter got hurt are disgraceful in my opinion. Just because someone is against hunting doesn't mean they should be cold enough to condone the suffering of a human being. No sane justification for that.

[CRF450]

65. Thank you for bringing some common sense in here.

Too bad the man didn't get a clean single shot to put the dear down. In case you people dont know, a buck can easily gore a human to death.

[RedCappedBandit]

67. The deer was justified in its actions

The human was trying to kill it. The deer gave him 15 minutes of hell and left him alone. Then the hunter killed him anyway.
Why is it acceptable to derive joy out of animal suffering, but not acceptable to have a chuckle when an animal defends itself?
Nothing wrong with being content when justice is served.

[JonLP24]

68. Oh poor human

I'm not against hunting because I eat meat but I have no sympathy for someone that gets attacked by the animal he or she is hunting. Now the deer died and you're concerned about the laughing because a human was attacked by the animal he was attacking? He is no more special then that deer, we are all creatures and breathe the same air(some animals are different)

[Raskolnik]

77. "He is no more special then that deer"

Are you any more special than those animals you pay someone else to kill for you?

[Cleita]

76. I guess I'm really a bad person then.

The only bull fight I ever went to in my life, I found myself cheering the bull when one of them got the best of the matador. This is a cruel sport and I don't relish watching some one get gored but the bull fighter chose to get into the ring. The bull didn't. The hunter chose to put himself in harm's way by stalking and shooting a creature who just wanted to get laid and live another day like everyone else. That creature only had his strength and antlers to defend himself. The hunter had a high powered rifle. It wasn't a fair match.

[tuckessee]

69. What would've happened if the deer had killed the hunter and lived?

Would Mr. Buck hang the unfortunate hunter's blaze orange cap on his favorite rutting tree as a souvenir?

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

70. Wow...

I thought the tale would end with the deer wearing a suicide bomb vest and taking out the hunter. I guess we're not there yet.

[Mari333]

74. in this video the deer wins....

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6020264244416084639

[lumberjack_jeff]

75. I've always wondered about small caliber hunting rifles.

In my area, (for whatever reason) few hunt with anything smaller than 30-30, and more commonly 30-06.

Four shots is inhumane.