What's more dangerous???

[RICHARD]

Man fights off bear then shoots himself

A hunter who managed to fight off an attack by a 700-pound bear then almost killed himself when he tripped over his gun.

Marin Cogev, 55, was hunting in woods near Milkovica in Bulgaria when he was attacked by the bear from behind.

The bear tried to crush him with its arms but he managed to hit the animal on the head with the butt of his shotgun and then fired a shot in the air.

The bear released his grip and ran away. But when Cogev turned to go after the bear he slipped, tripped and fell and his gun went off. The bullet grazed his head and he passed out.

A fellow hunter who found him after the attack said: "If the bullet had gone a few millimetres the other way he would be dead.

"It's amazing he managed to fight off such a huge bear and then tripped over and nearly killed himself."

The bear was later caught and shot by a team of hunters.

Local media reported Cogev was recovering in hospital after an operation on a punctured lung and broken ribs sustained when he was crushed by the bear.
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And people wonder why I root for the wildlife.

[guster girl]

That's crazy! A friend of mine has a motorcycle some guy gave him because he's unable to ride it anymore. He'd been riding bikes for something like 20 years and had never had an accident. He went on a two week trip on his motorcycle, came home safely, walked through his yard and tripped over a rake or something, falling and breaking his neck. He's lucky to not be paralyzed, but, he can't move his neck very far to the left, so, he's unable to ride anymore. It's a similar situation, and, equally as ironic and unfortunate. Things like that amaze me.

[Karen]

Humans are always pretty dangerous creatures to themselves, aren't they!

[Pam]

Sounds like something that I would do.

[BCBlondie]

ROFLOL!!!
Sorry, I know it shouldn't be funny.. but I couldn't help it haha.

[mugsy]

See what you get when you hunt.....