Utah hunter gores himself on antler of elk he killed
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An elk slain in Utah had its last revenge when its antler punctured the neck of the hunter who'd brought him down.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports the 51-year-old hunter snagged the elk Saturday east of Vernal.
Uintah County Undersheriff John Laursen says the man was trying to roll the 600- to 700-pound animal over when the antler stabbed him behind his jaw.
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Deputies say the hunter called for help and told dispatchers he was having trouble breathing.
Rescuers airlifted the man to the hospital, and crews put a tube into his trachea to keep it open.
Laursen says the hunter was later flown to a different hospital for surgery, and was expected to make a full recovery.