A bow hunter in Oregon was fatally gored Sunday morning by the elk he had shot the previous day while hunting on private land in Tillamook County.
Mark David, 66, from Hillsboro was archery hunting in an area of Trask Road E on Saturday when he shot a 5×5 bull elk. But he was not able to locate it before dark, and returned the next day with the landowner, according to Oregon State Police.
David located the elk around 9:15 a.m. and attempted to kill it with his bow, but the elk charged him and gored him in the neck with its antlers. The landowner attempted to help David, but he died from his injuries.
The elk was subsequently killed and the meat donated to the Tillamook County Jail following the investigation, the report stated. Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Tillamook Fire and Rescue and the Tillamook County Medical examiner assisted the Oregon State Police.
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