[Now this is a twofer. It’s from a couple of years back; too bad it doesn’t happen more often, but then a guilty conscience isn’t often a hunter’s strong suit. If only they’d feel some kind of guilt about the deer and bears they killed.]
By Daily Mail Reporter
UPDATED: 17:59 EST, 27 November 2011
A hunter who accidentally shot and killed his friend was so devastated he turned his rifle on himself, police believe.
Benjamin Birch, 39, Timothy Bolognani, 49, and Mark Colford were hunting near Readsboro, Vermont, on Saturday afternoon when Birch shot a deer.
The wounded animal managed to escape, and the men began tracking it through the woods.
Bolognani fired at what he thought was the deer, but instead heard Birch scream in pain.
Bolognani and Colford ran to discover their friend bleeding on the ground, where he died.
Overwhelmed with grief, Bolognani then committed suicide with his own rifle, police believe. Vermont State Police were called just after noon on Saturday.
Benjamin Birch was a keen hunter and uploaded photos of his various catches, including black bears, to Facebook.
He also expressed his discontent that the deer hunting season was not as long as that in other states. He wrote: ‘Vermont is the only state where they worry about the deer getting a rest between seasons!’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2066891/Hunter-kills-accidentally-shooting-friend-dead.html#ixzz2jBYjUyqf
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The only cause for sadness here is for the wounded deer that escaped!
Agreed. And that poor black bear. What is it with hunters!? Grrrrrrrrrr!
A thug took a slug.
Bet he isn’t grinning now.
For a brief second before shooting himself, he understood how we feel when they kill other animals.
My heart weeps whenever I see that pic of that magnificent being draped over the hood of the ATV.
2 less!
I did not believe that story the first I heard about it, and I believe it even less the second time !
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