Injured, lost hunter rescued by Columbia Co. first responders

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By Juliana TornabenePublished: Jan. 6, 2022 at 8:17 AM PST

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LEWISTON TOWNSHIP, Wis. (WMTV) – Columbia County authorities tracked and rescued a hunter in the early hours of Thursday morning who had been gored by a buck.

According to a post on the Portage Fire Department’s Facebook page, it was called to N8251 Schultz Road in Lewiston Township to help the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office find a missing man who was lost in the woods.

The hunter had gone to track a deer around 4:30 p.m. on the west side of the property.

Deputies were able to find the man’s ATV and followed his tracks.ADVERTISEMENThttps://f13a83a346bb17385c3ef0d669a05340.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

Officials eventually found the man in a drainage ditch, noting he had a wound on the inside of his right leg caused by the buck.

Deputies report the man was disoriented and possibly suffering from hypothermia. They were able to provide first aid…

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3 thoughts on “Injured, lost hunter rescued by Columbia Co. first responders

  1. Gee, these animal killers sure do need a lot of help, since they seem to get lost so easily. What a bunch of babies–who have to carry and use a weapon to show how “tough and manly they are.”?

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