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A Connecticut man was hospitalized Sunday after an ill-timed sneeze caused him to accidentally shoot himself during a raccoon hunt.
For several days last week, James Pace, 81, of New Haven, was bothered by a giant raccoon scratching at his door. Eventually, the scratching grew bothersome enough that Pace hatched a plan to stop the raccoon and its scratching for good. So on Sunday, Pace sat by his door, armed with a .22 rifle, waiting for the critter to return.
But before Pace could take his shot, he sneezed and fell from his chair, at which point his rifle discharged. Pace realized he was shot in the leg and quickly secured the rifle before calling his son. He suffered a non-life threatening wound to his shin and was treated a nearby Yale-New Haven Hospital.
http://gawker.com/man-hunting-pesky-raccoon-accidentally-shoots-self-afte-1204240958
stevenleser
(32,886 posts)nevermind.
Jenoch
(7,720 posts)he's 81 years old. Oh, he wasn't hunting either.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)Round two next week!
KansDem
(28,498 posts)Of course, it isn't as much fun as blowing some critter's guts out, but then, you wouldn't be endangering yourself in the process!
Oh, and did the raccoon say "Gesundheit?"
onehandle
(51,122 posts)They're usually cooler about the situation than the cats.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)We used something similar to this:
Then I would take them way far away to a field and let them go...
wild bird
(421 posts)Guarantee no mouse or bug lasts very long in our home.
KansDem
(28,498 posts)We have a black Maine coon that looks very much like your cat. Not much gets by him either...
on edit: Our mouse problem predates the arrival of Lunar (our Maine coon) by several years. Since Lunar's arrival, we not had to use a trap.
wild bird
(421 posts)and she is the best mouser of the three, the middle one is Phoebe, she mainly likes to harass bugs, the top one is Prudence, she's a pretty good mouser also.
ileus
(15,396 posts)Love the chocolate tip Siamese....my favorite Kitty breed.
wild bird
(421 posts)and my mouse killers.
dionysus
(26,467 posts)wild bird
(421 posts)She's my wife's favorite.
dionysus
(26,467 posts)MerryBlooms
(11,776 posts)We have two indoor cats who kill every creepy-crawly that comes into our home. They love leaving them down at the door of the den. I don't dare go down stairs without turning on the lights and checking to see if there's a buggy graveyard waiting for me!
wild bird
(421 posts)She doesn't tear them up, she just kills them and them presents them to us for disposal.
BarbaRosa
(2,685 posts)I've seen that.
wild bird
(421 posts)Our cats are strictly indoor cats, too many coyotes around here for them to survive outdoors, also, I give the wild birds a break.
unblock
(52,503 posts)now I know why!
AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)Drivers who sneeze behind the wheel cause 2,500 accidents a WEEK - now experts say they should stay off the roads
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2278669/Drivers-sneeze-wheel-cause-2-500-accidents-WEEK--experts-say-stay-roads.html
Sneeze causes two-car crash in Farmington
http://bangordailynews.com/2013/05/21/news/lewiston-auburn/sneeze-causes-two-car-crash-in-farmington/
Sneezing fit leads to fatal Missouri car accident
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/sneezing-fit-leads-fatal-missouri-car-accident-article-1.1204032
safeinOhio
(32,756 posts)except for when it crosses roads at night.
ileus
(15,396 posts)Good thing it wasn't a 218bee