He Shot the Elk on Saturday. It Killed Him the Next Day

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Mark David was bow hunting on private land near Tillamook

An Oregon man managed to hit a bull elk while archery hunting on Saturday—and in a terrible twist, be killed by the animal the following day. The Statesman Journal reports Mark David, 66, was on private land near Tillamook when he shot the elk, but darkness set in before he was able to track it down. David, of Hillsboro, and the landowner set out shortly after 9am Sunday and did successfully locate the animal, and KOIN reports he then again wounded the elk with a bow, but it charged and gored him in the neck fatally despite the landowner's attempts to help him.

https://www.newser.com/story/295625/hunter-killed-on-sunday-by-elk-he-shot-saturday.html
 

He was not using the elk for target practice. He was actually hunting, when it became too dark to track the animal. He did so the next morning, but he was obviously not a good shot for he again wounded the elk. Bow hunting is considered more humane that using rifles and shotguns. But, one has to be very accurate with a bow. Sadly for both, he was not. The elk's meat was donated.
 
I have no sympathy whatsoever for people who enjoy killing animals for pleasure. Such a pity that the poor elk suffered before being put out of its misery.
I was very disappointed to see a picture of Kate Middleton out shooting birds on the Balmoral estate. So she is not quite the sweet, compassionate person we are being led to believe....and she had Prince George watching.
 
Lewkat said:
He was not using the elk for target practice. He was actually hunting, when it became too dark to track the animal. He did so the next morning, but he was obviously not a good shot for he again wounded the elk. Bow hunting is considered more humane that using rifles and shotguns. But, one has to be very accurate with a bow. Sadly for both, he was not. The elk's meat was donated.
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In this case that animal would have been better off being killed instantly by any hunter who knows what they are doing. This person seems to neither know or even care.
Rosemarie said:
Such a pity that the poor elk suffered before being put out of its misery.
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I agree. What a sin it is that this innocent animal had to suffer that amount of time needlessly. 😕
 
Bow hunting is an extremely difficult way to hunt. you spend alot of time observing and stalking...
I learned more about deer in my 1st year of using a bow then my previous 15 of using a gun.
And I hunt for meet in the freezer, not horns on the wall.

As for judging this poor man, at least he took the effort to go back ....
Find several every year that have run off and lazy SOB would track them...
 
I don't like Bow Hunting. I no longer hunt, but when I did, I found 3 or 4 deers who had been shot with an arrow, but not killed, and left to suffer. If they are not "mortally" wounded, they can travel quite a distance before they finally succumb. It can be hard enough to make a shot with a rifle which quickly kills a deer, but nearly impossible for most bowhunters to stop a deer in its tracks.
 
Don M. said:
I don't like Bow Hunting. I no longer hunt, but when I did, I found 3 or 4 deers who had been shot with an arrow, but not killed, and left to suffer. If they are not "mortally" wounded, they can travel quite a distance before they finally succumb. It can be hard enough to make a shot with a rifle which quickly kills a deer, but nearly impossible for most bowhunters to stop a deer in its tracks.
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I don't like it either.

My husband has hunted his entire life, and every fall when bow season starts, I'm sickened inside, because of the stories dear husband has told me.

Personally I think bow hunting should be banned. Such an archaic and repulsive way to hunt game.
 
When my community was overrun by too many deer a few years ago, they were talking about using teams of expert archers to thin the herd. That seemed to be the preferred way of hunting them, maybe because it's quieter?

Anyway, there was enough opposition that it never happened, thank goodness. We still have the deer. I like them.
 
Lewkat said:
He was not using the elk for target practice. He was actually hunting, when it became too dark to track the animal. He did so the next morning, but he was obviously not a good shot for he again wounded the elk. Bow hunting is considered more humane that using rifles and shotguns. But, one has to be very accurate with a bow. Sadly for both, he was not. The elk's meat was donated.
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Bow hunting is not as humane as shooting. The animal basically bleeds to death over a period of time. And the extra skill required means more likelihood of wounding & a slow death.
 
Sunny said:
When my community was overrun by too many deer a few years ago, they were talking about using teams of expert archers to thin the herd. That seemed to be the preferred way of hunting them, maybe because it's quieter?

Anyway, there was enough opposition that it never happened, thank goodness. We still have the deer. I like them.
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I like them as well ........ I still have the one that comes up on my front porch to get a drink of water.
 
Back in 2004, we bought a Winchester lever-action 30-30 for me to do some hunting, however I never did. Wife and I haven't got a thing against hunting or trophy mounts. Love to go to Sportsman's Warehouse, JAX Outdoor or Bass Pro to shop and look at all of the mounts.

A number of years ago, we went to a Recreational Outdoor Show in Anaheim, California. Great looking trophy mounts!
 
if he's hunting and not doing it for a trophy that is fine. I don't like hunting myself but some people like it. this is what people did to eat long before grocery stores can around.
 
If all I had was a bow, I'd hunt with a bow
But.....I've got this nice deer rifle
With a very powerful scope
One shot
Deer....dead
Same with elk
Bigger rifle


I haven't been hungry enough to hunt deer or elk in a very long time
But, I would, if I had to....no qualms about it

Never understood the 'trophy' aspect


The guy did what he was taught to do
But......he wasn't taught that well
He shoulda finished it off with a rifle
But...then......he couldn't say he killed it with a bow
Tsk tsk

True, the elk in Tillamook (my old stomping grounds) are rather small for elk, but with a bow?
I wouldn't
Too much animal
 
Since moving to the forest, 18 years ago, I've adopted a different attitude towards wildlife. I enjoy watching the deers getting a drink from our birdbath during hot/dry weather, and nibbling on the grass every morning and evening. I've seen as many as a dozen, at one time, in our big meadow below the house. About the only thing I do with my deer rifles, anymore, is take them out of the safe, fire a couple of rounds, then clean and oil them before they go back in the safe.
If a person wants to bow hunt, I would prefer seeing them using a strong cross bow....as those seem to be far more effective in making a clean and quick kill.
Anymore I just watch the weather conditions in the Winter, and if I see any of our deer showing signs of starvation, I go to the local feed store and buy some sacks of corn to spread around for them, so they can survive until they have enough to eat.
 
In Australia we can’t even use a Old rabbit trap to catch a rabbit to eat , let alone go out shooting animals / birds for fun
 
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So he was hunting at dusk and didn’t have time for a clear shot? Not good.

I have nothing against game meat. Trophies, I can’t understand. My ex was a hunter and there wasn’t one coming in the house. Later it was him.
 

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