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Dead goose falls from sky, knocks hunter unconscious in ‘freaky accident’

A hunter in Easton, Md., was knocked unconscious by a goose that that had been shot out of the sky by a member of his hunting party, WBAL reports. Robert Meilhammer, 51, was out with three other hunters shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday when they noticed a flock of Canada geese overhead. The group fired at the flock from a blind, striking one of the geese and sending it plummeting directly into Meilhammer.

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UNBELIEVABLE FOOTAGE OF A CHARGING KODIAK BEAR

This hunter on Kodiak Island got a good lesson in shot placement when he experienced a Kodiak bear charge after wounding one with his bow. Hunting Kodiak brown bear with archery equipment can get exciting in a hurry. Not only does this necessitate getting extremely close to a very large (and potentially dangerous) animal prior to taking the shot, but the initial shot very rarely instantly kills the bear. Shot placement is always important when hunting, but it is even more...

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HUNTER MISTAKES MAN FOR COYOTE, GETS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT

Your odd news for the day. Hunter shoots man in the abdominal region after mistaking him for a coyote. The news often has some bizarre stories. This story is will leave many scratching their heads. Of course, hunting accidents happen all the time, but don’t hear about one like this too often. A coyote hunter in New York has just been charged with second degree assault for what he says was an accidental shooting of another man while hunting coyotes.