Fox shoots man during hunting scuffle
An Eastern European hunter was outfoxed by his quarry when the fox he had wounded (not the one pictured here) ended up shooting him by pulling the trigger on the man's gun.
The unnamed Belarus hunter was trying to finish the animal off with the butt of his rifle after having wounded it from a distance, reports the Vancouver Sun. He approached the fox and a scuffle ensued, according to media reports citing prosecutors from the Grodno region.
"The animal fiercely resisted and in the struggle accidentally pulled the trigger with its paw," one prosecutor was quoted as saying.
The hunter was admitted to an area hospital with a leg wound, while the fox made its escape.
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Photo: Red fox. Credit: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
wow... that picture of the fox not involved in this story looks high! i know i'm random but the fox species is so beautiful, and they are earth friendly so why would you want to slay them foxslayer? if a fox was to snatch a baby from a backyard, too bad for that family because they should of been watching him inside, or holding him outside. (him=baby)
Posted by: FluffeeLover | January 29, 2011 at 09:35 PM
what good is a fox. nothing thats what all these people who say yay fox would not be rooting for the fox if they were watching him attack and kill a baby rabbit . I say next time this guy goes hunting use a larger rifle or even a shot gun and when you think he's dead pump a couple more in him just to make sure . People Eatting tasty Animals
Posted by: fox slayer | January 21, 2011 at 06:10 PM
Well, at last some justice...
Posted by: Light2000 | January 18, 2011 at 06:02 PM
Oh Browntown, lighten up. You gotta admit there is considerable justice in this.
Posted by: Ent wife | January 17, 2011 at 02:52 PM
you guys are retarded. especially zander. if the headline read "fox snatches baby out of back yard for lunch" you would all be rallying for a mass hunt of this fox.
Posted by: browntown | January 16, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Unfortunately the fox had already been shot so did not survive. The story would have been better if the fox had not been wounded at all. Although against hunting, I do understand that people do it, and I can't complain much about it when they actually use the animal for food, but fox hunting? What do you do with a fox? It's such a senseless kill, done strictly for the pleasure of it, it's sickening, and this man I daresay deserved a little justice.
Posted by: Chris | January 16, 2011 at 05:45 AM
Belarus, is that next to Poland?
Posted by: Rodger Wilco | January 15, 2011 at 09:07 PM
Dumb ass
Posted by: Kaito | January 15, 2011 at 08:43 PM
Why would anyone shoot a fox? They're the most gorgeous animals! I can't wait to go to the Uk and see one
Posted by: liz | January 15, 2011 at 08:01 PM
Outfoxed
Posted by: fox | January 15, 2011 at 06:48 PM
Poetic justice?????
Posted by: Armourial Knights | January 15, 2011 at 03:18 PM
That's funny.
Posted by: Robert K Walcott | January 15, 2011 at 12:15 PM
I wonder what the percentage of earth humanoids is that were/ are rooting for the fox to win. In this mind, I wish the creatures of this world would aggressively defend their planet against the interstellar cancer known known as humanity. 53ugd7
Posted by: Zandar the rebel alien | January 15, 2011 at 07:13 AM
Bet he doesn't want to boast about the one that got away...
Fox-1...man-0
Posted by: Andrew Masset | January 15, 2011 at 03:27 AM
YAY for the Fox!...its about time animals fight back!
Posted by: Hope | January 15, 2011 at 02:07 AM
that is one sly fox
Posted by: woody | January 14, 2011 at 10:36 PM