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(51,122 posts) Tue Apr 2, 2013, 09:37 PM Apr 2013

Tree Returns Fire on Man Who Used It for Target Practice [View all]

A man in Iowa is currently in hospital recovering from an injury he sustained after a tree he was using for target practice fired back at him.

According to initial reports, 27-year-old Logan Bunn was shooting at tree outside his home near Lansing when one of the bullets ricocheted, striking him in an unspecified body part.

Bunn arrived at a La Crosse hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, prompting staffers to notify local police.

Authorities in Allamakee County are still investigating the bizarre incident which occurred early Sunday morning, but say no foul play is suspected.

http://gawker.com/5993305/tree-returns-fire-on-man-who-used-it-for-target-practice

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Tree Returns Fire on Man Who Used It for Target Practice [View all] onehandle Apr 2013 OP

Nature bats last, dip shit NightWatcher Apr 2013 #1

And Nature homered into deep center field. nt bluestate10 Apr 2013 #14

Between the OP's subject line Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #55

I do love the snarkasm NightWatcher Apr 2013 #56

Man zero, target tree one nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #2

You never want to use a hardwood for target practice. bluedigger Apr 2013 #3

Nothing to add to that! BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #4

Check for sap residue on the bullets. randome Apr 2013 #5

In this case the Sap was already on the outside, methinks. n/t jtuck004 Apr 2013 #22

Hah! Bay Boy Apr 2013 #77

"No word on whether alcohol was a factor." NutmegYankee Apr 2013 #6

do trees drink? cvoogt Apr 2013 #41

Maybe gin, tastes like pine needles... Bay Boy Apr 2013 #78

Juniper berries is what flavors gin... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #81

what happened? cvoogt Apr 2013 #84

I am not allowed to speak of what happened.. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #85

i know this from experience. i used to make targets out of my dad's scrap wood, which was usually dionysus Apr 2013 #75

Richochet struck his man-sack, I'll bet. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #7

That's what I call "a mean hop" eom Kolesar Apr 2013 #9

"unspecified part part" indeed DBoon Apr 2013 #27

Third agree Aerows Apr 2013 #53

The unspecified parts are very sensitive when hit. NYC_SKP Apr 2013 #57

It's about time. Octafish Apr 2013 #8

It's a weirwood MattBaggins Apr 2013 #16

who pissed off this tree? Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #64

And he is armed! tk2kewl Apr 2013 #43

HOW do you find pics like this!? I love it. Demoiselle Apr 2013 #70

Is the GOOGLE. Octafish Apr 2013 #82

You've just given me a brand new hobby... Demoiselle Apr 2013 #83

Cool pic. nt ZombieHorde Apr 2013 #76

My idiot neighbor used a tree as a backstop Kolesar Apr 2013 #10

Police declined to file charges against the tree because it's a Popular pinboy3niner Apr 2013 #11

LOL! randome Apr 2013 #15

A "Popular"? Jenoch Apr 2013 #18

the oak was on him n/t oldhippydude Apr 2013 #23

Tree won't pine for him kairos12 Apr 2013 #25

cotton would oldhippydude Apr 2013 #26

Maybe Redwood too kairos12 Apr 2013 #31

fir out oldhippydude Apr 2013 #33

Nevertheless, We can all agree the man made a total aspen of himself kairos12 Apr 2013 #35

where there's a willow there's away oldhippydude Apr 2013 #40

Elm-o approves Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #48

Elmo seems frazzeled..... needs to spruce up oldhippydude Apr 2013 #50

I expect Dogwood, as well Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #51

sic em.........sycamore oldhippydude Apr 2013 #61

lololol you win Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #63

thanks i could not come up with another tree pun oldhippydude Apr 2013 #65

you did well for an old hippy dude Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #68

i am a retired nurseryman... but you might say i was STUMPTED oldhippydude Apr 2013 #71

I'm starting to suspect the tree might have been a Chinese Wingnut Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #69

"thanks i could not come up with another tree pun" Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #80

Prolly hit 'em right in the ash. louis-t Apr 2013 #59

tree's company oldhippydude Apr 2013 #62

Poor sap, whole thing sounds pretty shady to me. Quixote1818 Apr 2013 #30

this leaves me wondering SmileyRose Apr 2013 #36

Looks like the oak's Shankapotomus Apr 2013 #58

His branch of the NRA is embarassed Blue Owl Apr 2013 #45

Birch, please. Brickbat Apr 2013 #66

Ouch shenmue Apr 2013 #12

If only Bunn had a gun. That tree would have pulled up roots and ran away, oh, wait. nt bluestate10 Apr 2013 #13

"unspecified body part" DollarBillHines Apr 2013 #17

If the surrounding trees had been given handguns... nikto Apr 2013 #19

Overheard at the site: "I'm the Lorax, and I'm through speaking!" jmondine Apr 2013 #20

Sure it wasn't one of these? Aviation Pro Apr 2013 #21

Or this one: Rhiannon12866 Apr 2013 #29

I can't think about this, it's too horrible, if those trees had been armed... Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #54

If you remember, all those trees were armed! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2013 #73

Yep. Score one for the Ents. n/t TDale313 Apr 2013 #38

Tree had bark and bite kairos12 Apr 2013 #24

Don't mess with Druids DBoon Apr 2013 #28

this is news? Iowa man slightly injured. arely staircase Apr 2013 #32

Easter tree shootin' SmileyRose Apr 2013 #34

Add another to the I Just Fucking Shot Myself Hall of Fame... SunSeeker Apr 2013 #37

"Yeah, it's broken now, but it was just junk anyway." Coyotl Apr 2013 #39

Karma libodem Apr 2013 #42

Oh yeah, he's one of Wayne LaPierre's people Blue Owl Apr 2013 #44

He would have died if he tried that here in the desert. Ptah Apr 2013 #46

I was just getting ready to post the story about Grundman. hobbit709 Apr 2013 #47

true urban legends? Bay Boy Apr 2013 #79

Ricocheted my ass... 4_TN_TITANS Apr 2013 #49

OK This is the best thread of the month. as of April 3 Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #52

"unspecified body part" Jamastiene Apr 2013 #60

After just watching The Wizard of Oz with the kids Sunday,,, benld74 Apr 2013 #67

First they give the right to arb bears, and now this? BlueStreak Apr 2013 #72

Guns don't kill people, trees kill people. BainsBane Apr 2013 #74

Trees have a right to stand their ground treestar Apr 2013 #86