You never approach anything can hurt you without a lot care. Sounds like he did not reload his gun.Be careful out there. The deer are rising up and fighting back.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/deer-attacks-hunter-who-shot-it-in-arkansas/
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The hunter later died after suffering puncture wounds from the deer's antlers.
Officials said 66-year-old Thomas Alexander was hunting in Yellville, Arkansas on Tuesday when he shot a buck using a muzzleloader. As he approached the animal, believing it was dead, it attacked him.