ARKANSAS HUNTER DIES AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY DEER HE JUST SHOT

[sinkingfeeling]

https://www.newsweek.com/arkansas-hunter-deer-puncture-wounds-1467449

In a bizarre twist of fate, an Arkansas hunter was killed after a deer that he had just shot attacked him, according to reports. Wildlife officials said that Thomas Alexander, 66, had shot the buck using a muzzleloader while hunting near Yellville, Marion County.

"I've worked for the Game and Fish Commission for 20 years, and it's one of the stranger things that's happened," Stephens told KY3.

"I don't know how long he left it there, but he went up to check it to make sure it was dead. And evidently it wasn't," he said.

Stephens said that Alexander's exact cause of death has not been determined. The injuries inflicted by the deer may have killed him, but another cause, like a heart attack, cannot be ruled out.

"So far this season, we have had one accident in Arkansas that occurred while dove hunting, and three falls from deer stands. This goring is the first fatality this season," he told Newsweek. "Last year, we had three fatal accidents, all while deer hunting. One was from a fall from a deer stand, one was a victim that was mistaken for a deer, and the other was self-inflicted during muzzleloader season."

[rsdsharp]

6. I guess I'm missing your point.

What does your comment have to do with the story?

[Turbineguy]

7. You're correct.

[Midnight Writer]

2. Forgive me Lord, but I had to laugh. Zombie Deer? Was deer Standing Its Ground?

And what happened to the deer?

[abqtommy]

3. I used to live in Wisconsin and I think they hold the lead in injuries/deaths of hunters falling

from tree stands.

[SCantiGOP]

5. TUI

Treestanding while drunk.

A guy in SC died a few years ago after falling from a stand. The Coroner, who couldn't give out details because of privacy issues, kind of gave it away by mentioning that it is a very bad idea to sit in a rickety stand nailed to a tree when very drunk.

[Kaleva]

10. Hunting from a tree stand is especially dangerous for overweight hunters

"Alistair Chapman, MD, a Spectrum Health Medical Group critical care surgeon, helped lead a study into falls from tree stands and their impact on trauma centers. He knows first-hand how dangerous the season can be for hunters, especially for those who are overweight or fall from a height of 20 feet or more."

https://healthbeat.spectrumhealth.org/hunters-dont-be-tree-stand-statistics/

[KY_EnviroGuy]

13. Because in Wisconsin, hunting is secondary to drinking beer.

............

[LonePirate]

4. Sometimes nature fights back. It's the circle of life.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

8. :

[Dem2theMax]

9. Good for the deer. nt.

[Disaffected]

11. Darwin

marches on.

[Dem2theMax]

12. Exactly. nt.