Poaching or Amazingly Stupid?

[xtry51]

You decide. Hunter in Norway shoots two Elk..... in Zoo.

http://myfox8.com/2015/10/19/hunter...izing-he-was-shooting-through-fence-into-zoo/

Hold my beer and watch this.

A hunter in Norway shot dead two elk before realizing moments later that he was shooting through the fence of a zoo.

The animals were in the Polar Park Arctic Wildlife Center in northern Norway, about two hours drive south of the city of Tromso, above the Arctic Circle.

The hunter was with a group, hunting elk with specially trained dogs at the boundary of the park. One of the dogs went under the fence into the park after the scent of one of the huge animals and the hunter took a shot. His bullet passed through one animal, killing it, and lodged in the stomach of a second, which later had to be euthanized.

“We can’t explain what happened, but probably the hunter must have been so eager that he didn’t think,” said Polar Park CEO Heinz Strathmann. The incident happened on Oct.7.

Strathmann found out when the leader of the hunting group came to the park to tell staff what had happened.

 

[ColdDayInHell]

Well at least they owned up to it. That takes courage.

So is it too soon to start fishing at SeaWorld?

 

[boscru]

either he sees iron fences all the time in the wild, or the zoo staff didn't post "no hunting" signs

 

[Fixxah]

Is he now a PP?

 

[DrBurnsides]

NES..... Providing therapy and amusement for members since..... Wait.. how long have you guys been doing this stuff? Edit.. I do want to say thank you.. The comments are "made my day"... Thank you...

 

[kalash]

CECIL THE ELK!???!?

 

[atilla]

CECIL THE ELK!???!?

norwegian slaughters "geoffrey", one of the most beloved elk in all of scandinavia. more at 11.

#elklivesmatter #justiceforgeoffrey

 

[todd c]

i read this earlier, how do you not know your hunting at the zoo

 

[HuntMaine]

We can hunt at Zoos now?

 

[Spanz]

Mandy's Pet'n Shoot?

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We can hunt at Zoos now?

ABSOLUTELY!

 

[mclina]

He just misunderstood when his buddy said "Let's go down to the Elks and do some shots"

Understandable

 

[Shovelheddrew]

going to the Boston Aquarium with a pole and some bait. Wonder if anyone will notice?

 

[robjax]

the police always look at prosecuting even for accidents. i have no idea if this was intentional or not but it seems an accident and I applaud the Park's response....they'll ask to be reimbursed for the animals and then they are looking to highlight the park boundaries. Seems fair and logical to me.

Polar Park will not press charges against the hunter because it was an accident, Strathmann said, but the zoo is asking that the hunters pay its costs.
“We have to buy two new elk, the cost of the vet, autopsy, transportation and destruction,” he said. An elk costs about 30,000 Krone ($3,500) to buy, he added.
Strathmann says that he hopes the chance of something like this happening again is zero, but staff will hold meetings before next season to highlight the park’s boundaries.

 

[browncoat]

the police always look at prosecuting even for accidents. i have no idea if this was intentional or not but it seems an accident and I applaud the Park's response....they'll ask to be reimbursed for the animals and then they are looking to highlight the park boundaries. Seems fair and logical to me.

Polar Park will not press charges against the hunter because it was an accident, Strathmann said, but the zoo is asking that the hunters pay its costs.
“We have to buy two new elk, the cost of the vet, autopsy, transportation and destruction,” he said. An elk costs about 30,000 Krone ($3,500) to buy, he added.
Strathmann says that he hopes the chance of something like this happening again is zero, but staff will hold meetings before next season to highlight the park’s boundaries.

It's sad when a reasonable response is a surprise

 

[robjax]

It's sad when a reasonable response is a surprise

so true...lol

 

[Broc]

He was pissed off that they want to ban cars in the city.

$3500 for an Elk seems cheap. There are dogs more expensive than that.

 

[CTpatriot]

not as bad as the guys who shoot tamed animals at their feet seconds after they are let out of a travel crate.

 

[Tallen]

1 bullet, 2 elk. Impressive.

 

[atilla]

if he legitimately ****ed up, but then pays 'em... might as well let him eat those elk.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

if he legitimately ****ed up, but then pays 'em... might as well let him eat those elk.

Be a shame if they were not properly gutted and cooled. Jack.