Ouch… that’s gotta hurt.
Waterfowl season is just about done for us here in Wisconsin where I live, and since I live on a lake in the southern part of the state, I’m lucky enough to wake up to the sound of shotgun fire every morning in the fall. Although, the beginning of duck season coincides with the end of fishing season, so I’m usually out on the water trying to catch the last few bass of the year (and avoid being shot).
It has been uncharacteristically warm this season, which has made it difficult on duck and other waterfowl hunters, and while I don’t often duck hunt myself, the eye test alone (looking out my back door), tells me that there hasn’t been as many birds migrating south… at least, that was the case at the start of the season in late September. There’s a bunch sitting on the ice now. Goose season in Wisconsin starts in September and runs through mid-December, however in the southern zone, we don’t close up until early January… so there’s still a chance to get out there a put a hurtin’ on some of those Canadian beauties
Although sometimes, they put a hurtin’ on you.
Of course, most people are familiar with Canada geese, those obnoxious little devils that will get aggressive with you at your local park and dump all over the sidewalk. Some people think “overly priced winter jacket” when they hear Canada goose, and let’s be honest, if you’re not climbing Mount Everest, there’s no reason to spend that much on coat. You’re walking from your house to your car, from your car to Starbucks, and back… do you really need a $1,000 coat to do that? Grow up…
Anyways, back to the geese… these honkers clock in at about 3 feet in length and can weigh anywhere from 6 to 15 pounds, with some of the largest ones (giant Canada goose subspecies) getting up over 20 pounds. That’s a lot of weight to drop from the sky… imagine getting hit in the chest with a 10-pound baby.
This group of hunters were out for a hunt when a flock of geese approached the blind. The hunters rattle off a few shots and you can see a pair of them start to fall out of the sky… smack dab onto the lad who shot it. Talk about vengeance… a full kamikaze mission.
The hunter was focused on taking down another goose and forgot to keep his eye on the one barreling straight for him. Dude gets absolutely bulldozed by what I would guess is a good 7-10 pound punch in the chest. His buddies are all pumped to get a few birds, meanwhile he’s on the ground gasping for air, trying to figure out what the hell just happened. The rest of the blind immediately bursts into laughter as they check on their wounded pal.
“Are you ok? Where’d it get ya?”
And with a few gasps, you can hear him say:
“Ummm… No…”
Luckily, it seems like he was ok, maybe just got the wind knocked out of him or a busted rib, but the funniest part is once he finally gets his wits about him, and stands back up, someone says:
“Do you wanna punch him? Get back at him?”
He politely declines and fair enough. Something tells me eating him later will be the last laugh. Head on a swivel when you’re out in the blind, fellas.
And as unusual as this may be, it sure isn’t the first time.
Watch this dude get knocked out cold.
