NORTH VERNON, Ind. -- A 69-year-old bowhunter was treated for injuries he said he suffered during a wrestling match with an angry deer.
Jim Mick, of North Vernon, said the deer attacked him Monday while he was hunting alone in rural Decatur County in south-central Indiana.
"He came out of the tall grass and briars," Mick, assessor of Center Township in Jennings County, told The Republic of Columbus. "When I realized it, he was on me already."
Mick said the animal that he estimated to weigh about 150 pounds struck him in the chest and knocked him to the ground, goring him in the thigh.
"All I had time to do was throw my hands up and grab his antlers," said Mick.
After about a 10-minute struggle, Mick said he managed to put a tree between himself and the deer, and the animal retreated.
Mick put a makeshift bandage on his leg and returned to his vehicle to call family members for help, he said. His son-in-law took him to a hospital in Greensburg, where he was treated for the gash and other minor injuries and released.
"It was probably a draw, but I think I got the worst of it," Mick said. "I don't think he had any gouge marks on him."
As I was posting this story, another news flash on the morning news and another hunter was attaked by a deer again here in Indiana.
Updated Score: Deers 2 - Hunters 0
Anyone want to come out to the Hoosier state and do a little hunting?
SCORE: Deers 1 - Hunters 0
From the Indianapolis Star:
Hoosier hunter injured in deer attack
Associated Press
November 11, 2004
NORTH VERNON, Ind. -- A 69-year-old bowhunter was treated for injuries he said he suffered during a wrestling match with an angry deer.
Jim Mick, of North Vernon, said the deer attacked him Monday while he was hunting alone in rural Decatur County in south-central Indiana.
"He came out of the tall grass and briars," Mick, assessor of Center Township in Jennings County, told The Republic of Columbus. "When I realized it, he was on me already."
Mick said the animal that he estimated to weigh about 150 pounds struck him in the chest and knocked him to the ground, goring him in the thigh.
"All I had time to do was throw my hands up and grab his antlers," said Mick.
After about a 10-minute struggle, Mick said he managed to put a tree between himself and the deer, and the animal retreated.
Mick put a makeshift bandage on his leg and returned to his vehicle to call family members for help, he said. His son-in-law took him to a hospital in Greensburg, where he was treated for the gash and other minor injuries and released.
"It was probably a draw, but I think I got the worst of it," Mick said. "I don't think he had any gouge marks on him."
As I was posting this story, another news flash on the morning news and another hunter was attaked by a deer again here in Indiana.
Updated Score: Deers 2 - Hunters 0
Anyone want to come out to the Hoosier state and do a little hunting?
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