Hunter sinks into mud up to his chest while trying to reach goose, Indiana officials say

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BY MITCHELL WILLETTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 2:10 PM

  • A man became trapped deep in the mud of an Indiana swamp during a recent hunting trip, and neither he nor his hunting partner could free him, according to state wildlife officials. The 69-year-old resident of North Judson — a small town in northwest Indiana — went to an area swamp with another man to hunt geese, the state Department of Natural Resources said in a Sept. 10 release.

At some point during the outing, he went to retrieve a goose they’d shot out of the sky — but the bird was surrounded by treacherous muck, according to officials. As the man approached his quarry, he began to sink down, mud swallowing him up to his chest.

For an hour, his partner struggled to pull him free, but the swamp wouldn’t let go, according to the release. Finally, the partner called 911…

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1 thought on “Hunter sinks into mud up to his chest while trying to reach goose, Indiana officials say

  1. It’s nice when an animal either escapes or wins one in an encounter with us.

    Here, a moose was defending his life from a hunter, and the media still calls it an attack by the moose. Again, I’ll say that apparently animals are supposed to give themselves up without a fight according to the media:

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bow-hunter-suffers-nearly-fatal-moose-attack-in-colorado-after-trying-to-kill-the-animal/ar-AA11SOE7?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=aebcbfad22134aaba8d68a1582b207d5

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