Man shot in head with broadhead...Nasty Lookin'

[Larry]

This is gonna give bow hunters a bad rap. If that was an intentional head shot, that bow hunter should have his bow taken away.

[Dusty Britches]

It happened in Burlington, VT in 2001. Here's the story. I saved it for teaching safety.

BURLINGTON, Vermont - An Underhill man shot in the back of the head with an
arrow while bow hunting is recovering slowly, according to his family members.
Ron Derouchie, 24, was recovering at home Friday, Oct. 12, 2001 after his brother,
Brian, 22, fired an arrow into the back of his head.

The arrow penetrated Ron Derouchie's skull and pierced his brain, stepmother
Wendy Derouchie said.

The family is worried about whether the arrow caused lasting vision damage.
Ron Derouchie is having trouble sleeping and not feeling well, but his outlook
is good, she said.

"He has a lot of headaches," Wendy Derouchie said. "He gets really tired."
The brothers were hunting deer at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Underhill when the
incident occurred, said Lt. Robert Rooks, acting chief of law enforcement for
the Fish and Wildlife Department.

Police are treating the incident as accidental.

When Ron Derouchie shot, he bumped his brother, who had drawn his arrow back and
was preparing to release it, Rooks said. The bump caused Brian Derouchie to
swivel as he was shooting, and the arrow hit Ron Derouchie in the back of his
head, Rooks said.

The fact that the brothers were standing close together prevented the accident
from being worse, Rooks said.

"The arrow wasn't able to gain the momentum that it would, had it actually been
released," he said.

Ron Derouchie remained conscious and walked from the woods with his brother, who
was shaken by the incident, Wendy Derouchie said.

"As they came out of the woods, Ron was calming Brian down," she said.
Surgeons spent three hours removing the arrow.

[usmcbow64]

Dang! Well, if your going to have a hole in your head, you ought to have a good story as to how you got it.

[Felix40]

This is gonna give bow hunters a bad rap. If that was an intentional head shot, that bow hunter should have his bow taken away.

lol thats funny right there.

[Stupid]

ok

[Hawkins]

Here is the story about this guy's cousin, the rifle hunting side of the family

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[oktx]

That one has been around awhile. NAP Thunderhead

[sweldo73]

The thickness of the skin accounts for this, Stupid. The scalp is actually a lot thicker than most people think and this was a big 'ol boy, so it's even a little thicker on him.

[redfish76]

Those have been around for years. There used to a story attached to the email.

on edit: the story has been posted.

[saeldredjr]

Bowtech.......

lmao!

[FIRETX12]

Bowtech.......

I'm going to get you a shovel for all those digs. Why you be hatin'?

[Nitro1970]

Good 'ol thunderheads!! They seem to work better on critters

[bboswell]

Thanks for the story DustyB. I have seen these pics for years but never an account of what happened.

[quarterback]

I gotta quit looking at this stuff right after lunch.

[lnester]

"He has a lot of headaches," Wendy Derouchie said.

That's the understatement of the year!!