MAN KILLS ELK, DEAD ELK NEARLY KILLS MAN

Gary Heeter of Bend, Oregon, went hunting on Saturday in an isolated part of the Maury Mountains and managed to bag a mature bull elk. When Heeter attempted to drag the carcass up a steep hill with his four-wheeler, the front end of the ATV flipped. Heeter rolled backward – right onto the elk’s antler, where he was impaled. Other members of Heeter’s hunting party attempted first aid in hopes of stopping his bleeding. A Life Flight helicopter was able to land about half a mile from where the accident took place. Heeter was carried half a mile to the helicopter and flown to a hospital. He was last reported in stable condition.
* Our second “Dead animal attacks the guy who killed it” story today.
* Zombie elk?
* The Rutting Dead?
* Revenge of the Beast?
* Folks, always drag your elks with the antlers pointing down.
* This guy was racked with pain.
* Let’s give this hunter some credit. Usually to make the wacky news you have to shoot yourself.
* “The hunting party attempted first aid in hopes of stopping the bleeding”? They had better do more than hope it stops.
* In fact, if they didn’t you can cancel the helicopter.
* It must have been awkward flying the patient in the helicopter with the elk hanging out the side.