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Oregon bow hunter killed by bull elk that he had wounded the night before

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Cat Party

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Oregon archery hunter gored in neck, killed by wounded elk

The man had shot the elk the night before, and went to look for it the next day when it gored him.
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Mark David, 66, had been archery hunting on private property in Tillamook County on Saturday evening. According to Oregon State Police, David hit a bull elk and wounded it, but couldn't find it before nightfall.

The next morning, David and the property owner went out to look for the elk. Around 9:15 a.m., David found the elk and tried to kill it with his bow.

State police say the elk charged David and gored him in the neck with its antlers. The property owner tried to help David, but he died from his injuries.
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If you're gonna shoot a large and majestic animal for fun, you better kill it rather than making it suffer. The guy didn't "deserve" it, but I am struggling to feel sad for him.

FYI, there's a picture of the now dead elk in the article, so don't click on it if you don't like that sort of thing.
 
uzipukki

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He came back for that sweet revenge, and had it.
 
Cyclonesweep

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I hate bull hunting. Rarely has the stopping power for an animal that large so you just make it suffer. I hate hunting period but I'd you are going to do it, at least use something that has enough power to put it out as peaceful as possible.
 
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Cat Party said:
www.oregonlive.com

Oregon archery hunter gored in neck, killed by wounded elk

The man had shot the elk the night before, and went to look for it the next day when it gored him.
www.oregonlive.com www.oregonlive.com



If you're gonna shoot a large and majestic animal for fun, you better kill it rather than making it suffer. The guy didn't "deserve" it, but I am struggling to feel sad for him.

FYI, there's a picture of the now dead elk in the article, so don't click on it if you don't like that sort of thing.
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Does it say he was hunting for fun and not to feed himself and his family? Because if that's the case it's very easy to feel sorry for him.
 
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He was poaching (it's not Elk hunting season yet) so... that sucks. But I really have no sympathy for poachers. The rules exist for a reason (conservation).

Edit: never mind, that's for rifles only
 
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Cat Party said:
www.oregonlive.com

Oregon archery hunter gored in neck, killed by wounded elk

The man had shot the elk the night before, and went to look for it the next day when it gored him.
www.oregonlive.com www.oregonlive.com



If you're gonna shoot a large and majestic animal for fun, you better kill it rather than making it suffer. The guy didn't "deserve" it, but I am struggling to feel sad for him.
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I didn't read that he was just trophy hunting? I know several elk hunters that repurpose everything they shoot.
 
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I don't see the problem you have with the hunter here? This isn't like Cecil the lion because elk meat is good and the article even states it was donated to the county jail.

I guess this is one of those try hard edgy threads.
 
HeySeuss

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Piggus said:
He was poaching (it's not Elk hunting season yet) so... that sucks. But I really have no sympathy for poachers. The rules exist for a reason (conservation).
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Do we know this for sure or just assuming? My state just had a special nuisance tags for deer that you could bow hunt on private property for population control and it isn't deer season.

It's not uncommon to hit a deer with an arrow and when they run they can't be found. Hunters lose them all the time because they don't usually die right when they are shot.
 
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Wein Cruz said:
I don't see the problem you have with the hunter here? This isn't like Cecil the lion because elk meat is good and the article even states it was donated to the county jail.

I guess this is one of those try hard edgy threads.
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People like to shit on hunters of all types on this site, not just trophy hunters. I'm guessing the majority are vegan, but there's also that weird disconnect from people who have no problem buying meat from a grocery store, but will demonize those that hunt for their food.
 
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Lol get wrecked loser
 
Damaniel

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Cyclonesweep said:
I hate bull hunting. Rarely has the stopping power for an animal that large so you just make it suffer. I hate hunting period but I'd you are going to do it, at least use something that has enough power to put it out as peaceful as possible.
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Yep - if you're going to hunt, use something appropriate for the target. I wouldn't ever hunt myself, but I certainly wouldn't go after something large like an elk with a bow.
 
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Piggus said:
Ah, gotcha. That's shitty then. And people who are cheering this on are also shitty. Legal, regulated hunting is a major part of wildlife conservation and anyone who thinks otherwise should do some damn research.
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I'm allowed to dislike the killing of animals.
 
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This is why I have more respect for hunters that use bows. You have to be much closer than a gun and it provides the animal a fighting chance.

Piggus said:
He was poaching (it's not Elk hunting season yet) so... that sucks. But I really have no sympathy for poachers. The rules exist for a reason (conservation).
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Apparently the season started for bow hunters on the 29th.

Elk, western/eastern Archery
Season: Aug. 29 – Sept. 27
Tag Required: Elk Bow
 
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Damaniel said:
Yep - if you're going to hunt, use something appropriate for the target. I wouldn't ever hunt myself, but I certainly wouldn't go after something large like an elk with a bow.
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Then how do you know a bow isn't appropriate for an elk? You can hit one with a rifle and have it survive the shot just as easily.
 
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Man some of you need to stop reacting on emotion and put some critical thinking skills to use better. I'm not a hunter but damn you'd think he was hunting the last rhino on the planet by some of these takes.
 
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Cat Party said:
www.oregonlive.com

Oregon archery hunter gored in neck, killed by wounded elk

The man had shot the elk the night before, and went to look for it the next day when it gored him.
www.oregonlive.com www.oregonlive.com



If you're gonna shoot a large and majestic animal for fun, you better kill it rather than making it suffer. The guy didn't "deserve" it, but I am struggling to feel sad for him.

FYI, there's a picture of the now dead elk in the article, so don't click on it if you don't like that sort of thing.
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he did look for it tho, to put it out of misery. I'm sure there aren't many hunters out there that love watching animals suffer.
 
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Cyclonesweep said:
I hate bull hunting. Rarely has the stopping power for an animal that large so you just make it suffer. I hate hunting period but I'd you are going to do it, at least use something that has enough power to put it out as peaceful as possible.
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Damaniel said:
Yep - if you're going to hunt, use something appropriate for the target. I wouldn't ever hunt myself, but I certainly wouldn't go after something large like an elk with a bow.
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A bow and arrow is plenty powerful, it comes to shot placement. Same with guns. Bad shots are bad shots.
 
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Piggus said:
Ah, gotcha. That's shitty then. And people who are cheering this on are also shitty. Legal, regulated hunting is a major part of wildlife conservation and anyone who thinks otherwise should do some damn research.
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Might be time to replay that NPR video about how much hunters/anglers contribute in the upkeep of Conservation areas through licenses and fees.
 
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It's always a risk hunting such large animals, especially with bow hunting since it's much harder to fire quickly and accurately if the animal decides to attack you. Both the hunter and the elk just happened to be equally unlucky
 
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Wonder if the Elk knew it was him that shot it. That's the dangers of hunting a guess, I don't know how dangerous elk are but you gotta know you can get fucked if mistakes are made.
 
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Wein Cruz said:
I don't see the problem you have with the hunter here? This isn't like Cecil the lion because elk meat is good and the article even states it was donated to the county jail.

I guess this is one of those try hard edgy threads.
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I also don't understand it.

As a meat eater myself I always thought that hunting and eating what you kill or catch seems way more natural and understanding than just buying filets of chicken at the grocery story. That chicken doesn't get there by magic...
 
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BringBackSonics said:
Might be time to replay that NPR video about how much hunters/anglers contribute in the upkeep of Conservation areas through licenses and fees.
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This is true, but also just feeding into a system. We shouldn't have to need hunters to enable proper Conservation. And I support hunting at this moment in time because we have messed up ecosystems enough and need to balance them out. Unfortunately that includes hunting local fauna.
 
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Wow some of you people are fucking awful. Dude was not a trophy hunter just hunting an elk and you people are cheering that he got gored to death.
 
Piggus

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Okay but there really are non violent forms of conservation too.
And frankly I feel that area of research has been undeserved.
But I'm completely against hunting so that's just me.
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Well then don't hunt. Get your meat from the grocery store where the animal lived in a pen its whole life and then got its throat slit when the time came. Hunters, through their purchase of licenses and fees, do more for wildlife conservation than most people ever will.

I understand why people personally wouldn't want to hunt but unless you're a vegan or vegetarian, I really don't see the problem with other people using a more "natural" way of getting food that also contributes to conservation.
 
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