Normally, deer run away from hunters, but this one didn't. Find out what happened when one Wisconsin hunter became the hunted.
Whitetail deer rely on their speed to outrun predators, which includes humans. That’s why many hunters don’t bother to carry a “stopping rifle” in case the animal charges.
However, archers may need to rethink their position as the number-one predator, as one Wisconsin crossbow archer recently learned. Deer are supposed to run away from humans, but that’s not always how it plays out. Read the full story as reported on OutdoorHub.
Whitetail does fight with their front hooves, and a blow can be devastating.
For many hunters, there is nothing better than starting off a new year with a freezer full of venison. Sometimes, however, the would-be venison strikes back. According to Action Reporter Media, an unidentified 72-year-old man in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin was transported by ambulance to a local hospital after he was “ambushed” by a wounded deer on January 2. The Fond du Lac Sheriff’s office said that the man was out hunting with family when he shot a doe with a crossbow. It was when the man went to retrieve the animal that the deer came out of the woods and attacked him.
“Apparently the man was going through some thick brush and the deer leaped out and went after him,” said Sergeant Jeff Bonack. “The doe struck him in the leg with her head.”
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Joe Byers
Joe Byers has more than 1,000 magazine articles in print and is currently a field editor with Whitetail Journal, Predator Xtreme, Whitetails Unlimited, Crossbow Revolution, and African Hunting Journal magazines. He’s spent the last three decades depicting the thrill of the chase and photographing the majesty of all things wild. Byers is a member of the Professional Outdoor Media Association and numerous other professional and conservation organizations.
