[glenwolde]

"A hunter in Arkansas died after a deer he shot turned the tables — and reportedly attacked him."

https://www.foxnews.com/great-outdoors/arkansas-deer-hunter-attack-dead

 

[MoKen]

I heard that on our local news, dang the luck, make sure Bambi is dead.

 

[Doctordeere]

Well, if the kill or be killed odds aren't near 50/50, don't call it a sport.

 

[TrucksNCoffee]

I have hunted some and I always thought it wise to stand back at a prudent distance and make sure the animal is, indeed, expired before getting too close. Like the original MacGyver used to say, "You never know."

 

[Car_Doc]

I dont hunt anymore, but, I was taught at a very early age to not walk up on anything I just shot. 4 legged or two.

 

[MoKen]

I dont mean to be mean, but, ya need to be smarter than the critter.

 

[Rickenbacher39]

You go deer.......................

 

[glenwolde]

I figure if ya gonna go out tryin to kill stuff, it might try to kill ya back.

 

[kschilk]

Animals can be such animals......prob'ly not just a coincidence they're called that.

 

[garyh]

It would be advised to make sure your prey is indeed dead.

 

[loudviking]

Maybe carry a pistol....................

 

[kschilk]

My concern was never getting too close, it was always not being able to see it if it did manage to get up and take off. Around here, the woods are mostly pretty thick and you can't see far from the ground. Most all of the long shots I've made were from tree stands or hilltops/sides so once you start walking toward that deer, you have almost no chance of seeing it again until you're right on top of it. Deer, whitetails at least, don't tend to play 'possum. If they can still move at all, they will struggle to get up immediately or with very little delay. Still, after dropping one, I always kept the safety off and my sights on it for a good 10 minutes or so before even thinking of headin' that way.

 

[MoKen]

Maybe carry a pistol....................

My exact thoughts

 

[jspdrcrmach5]

Sometimes You eat the Bear and sometimes..the Bear...well He eats You.

 

[daytonaredeye]

Ya figger the deer wants the man’s head on his wall?

 

[Aggie]

I always approach a SHOT DEER with the assumption that it can and will spring up. The rifle is loaded and appropriate options are ready.

So far so good.

 

[kschilk]

Ya figger the deer wants the man’s head on his wall?

The deer mighta' been a bounty hunter like that guy in Star Wars...unsure:...I think his name was Bucka Foot or somethin' like that.