I was charged by a crazed STAG which plunged it antlers deep into my thigh – I thought it would kill me in the horror
A MAN feared for his life and was left needing stitches after being attacked by a stag which plunged its antlers into his thigh.
Glen Wilkinson, 56, was rushed to the local hospital where he was given 10 stitches to close the seven centimetre gash on his leg.
Glen Wilkinson’s leg wound after being charged by a stag on his property in rural Kishorn, northwest Scotland[/caption] He spotted the highland stag tangled in fencing and went over to go and release the animal[/caption] Glen was left in a pool of blood and then rushed to the local hospital[/caption] The stag which plunged its antlers into his thigh[/caption]The father-of-two also received a tetanus injection.
Glen, who lives in Kishorn, northwest Scotland, was letting his dogs out into the garden when they immediately gathered in one corner.
It was at this moment he spotted the highland stag tangled in fencing and went over to go and release the animal.
But when he tried to free the buck to avoid it injuring itself, the animal charged at him and plunged his antler into Glen’s thigh.
He said: “He was uprooting the fencing and trailing it down the garden – even pulling out the posts.
“So I went over to see if there was anything obvious I could do to help.
“He lowered his head at one point and I thought he was tired, so I got closer for a better look – that was when he took his chance to go for me.”
He was knocked to the ground by the six-foot animal and had to grab both its antlers and hold them steady to prevent another blow.
He added: “He went still and I thought he’d tired himself out – but then he charged me and took me off my feet.
“I was scared for my life – whenever I let go of his antlers to try and untangle him he’d try to go for me again.
“It felt like it went on for an eternity.”
He was eventually rescued by his friend, Martin Whitehead, 56, who ran over to cut the wire fencing and free the animal, which then ran away.
It was at this point they both realised the extent of Glen’s injuries.
Glen said: “By then, the adrenaline was beginning to wear off and my leg was aching a lot.
“Before then, I was too intent on holding its antlers to feel the pain.”
Glen – who was left in a pool of blood – was then rushed to the nearest hospital, Broadford, on the Isle of Skye by his daughter, Alex Wilkinson.
Now back on his feet, Glen said he’s bruised but healing.
He added: “I’ve since found out you’re not supposed to help a stag when it’s tangled for this reason.
“I don’t blame the stag – he was probably as scared as I was. He didn’t know I was trying to help him.
“Now I know, I won’t be doing it again.”
The stag on the right was the stag that charged Glen[/caption] Glen’s blood stained trousers after he was charged by a buck[/caption] Glen Wilkinson’s dogs that spotted the stag[/caption]Back in 1999, Bruce Willis Was Paid a Ridiculous Amount of Money for “The Sixth Sense” That Some Actors Can Only Dream of Even Today
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