Hunter Knocked Out By Dead, Flying Goose That His Son Shot

[matcom]

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- A Swedish hunter spent two days in bed after being knocked unconscious by a Canada goose that landed on his head moments after his son shot it dead.

The goose had been flying about 60 feet in the air when it was shot by Carl Johan Ilback, who was hunting with his father, Ulf, along a stream in eastern Sweden.

When the goose dropped from the sky, it hit Ulf Ilback in the head and knocked him out, he said.

"It wanted to extract its revenge, I assume," Ulf Ilback told local newspaper Extra Ostergotland on Wednesday. "If it had gotten a better hit, it could have broken my neck."

Ilback spent two days in bed with severe headaches before returning to work.

"The story brought about a lot of laughter at work," he said.

He added that during this month's moose hunt, he may wear a helmet.

http://www.wftv.com/irresistible/5065210/detail.html

[RebelOne]

1. Serves him right. I don't like hunting.

Instant Karma. He got what he deserved.

[henslee]

2. I hate it. Especially when they use hitech gadgets like digital

mating callers, etc. What does it prove? How many animals are wounded and lost. why can't folks just appreciae Here in Miami, there are the most savage articles in the paper about croc hunting, blowing them up with TNT. And all the giant game fish they are decimating. It all sucks.

[StopTheMorans]

6. overpopulation and dying due to starvation is much more cruel

and it is a real concern in many areas (like the rural area where i'm from).

[henslee]

7. Good good point. But when I watch these hunting shows and they

shoot five arrows into some poor lovesick wild hog who thinks he's hooking up... And then we get the display of macho bravado and self satisfaction of some overdressed camo geek (sorry, if it's you) acting like he's the man.

[StopTheMorans]

8. "some poor lovesick wild hog who thinks he's hooking up"

sounds like closing time at some places I used to frequent :hide:

[henslee]

9. Used to?

[StopTheMorans]

17. busted

:cry:

[RebelOne]

22. That's the usual excuses for hunting.

[StopTheMorans]

23. that's the usual reply with no rebuttal whatsoever

ULF!

[Beausoir]

25. Then why are all the hunters in MN complaining

about NO ducks to shoot?? They are really riled up about it. The same macho ammo sprayers with "W" stickers on their suv's are all of the sudden screaming about wetlands and environmental impact.

I call bullshit on that tired old excuse for killing.

This guy got off easy. I'll never understand recreational killing..especially those who teach their children that when they see an animal, they should kill it. Sick.

[StopTheMorans]

26. everywhere isn't MN, my little brother has hit 3 deer in the past year

in WNY, my mother hit 1, and my Dad just had one run into the side of his truck last month. sorry, this is a real issue in many places, as much as you'd like to make generalizations. way to generalize about the political affiliations of hunters, too. i'm not a hunter, nor do i own a gun, but 2 of my uncles are hunters, and they are both dems. way to go :thumbsup:

[LostinVA]

3. gigglegigglegiggle

[StopTheMorans]

11. .

on edit: replied in wrong place

[underpants]

4. "Ulf"

that would be a great sound effect for someone getting hit in the head by a goose.

[Hugin]

13. This *has* to be a snopeserism.

I mean who could seriously be named "Ulf Ilback" and get hit in
the back of the head by a dead goose.

ULF!

Them thair higher powers have quite the sense of humor.

[Bjornsdotter]

20. Ulf

:shrug: I don't know, but my uncle's name is Ulf....not an uncommon name in Sweden.

Although being hit on the head by a goose that your son shot....that's karma, and funny.

Cheers!

[StopTheMorans]

5. hunters are evil, and animals lives are just as important as humans

so, technically, he got off easy.

:popcorn:

[jpgray]

10. I think we need a fishing smiley

Which, I suppose, in this context, in itself may be considered offensive.

[StopTheMorans]

12. how true, how true

but it would be sweet :evilgrin:

[Az]

14. Reminds me of the infamous Fabio goose collision

Fabio (noted romance cover model) was invited to ride a rolller coaster at Busch Gardesn for its inaugural run. While cresting a hill he met a goose flying the other way ..... head on.

Before


After

[sakabatou]

15. Or the time a hunter got shot by turkey the turkey he "killed"

[Hugin]

16. I hereby nominate "ULF!" as the unofficial Lounge sound effect.

To replace "Ack!".

[underpants]

18. ULF!

sort of a gut shot/groaner/stand eight count WOW was that bad/ ooh that hurt sound effect.

EAGLES UP!! I'm on board...and with 30% more cowbell too.

[Kellanved]

19. Hey, I know a few Ulfs

And ACK isn't a sound effect, but a signal.

[MissMillie]

21. talk about goose droppings!

:silly:

[ProfessorGAC]

24. Um! A DEAD FLYING Goose?

How did the bird manage to still fly while dead?
The Professor