NitroX
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OK gentlemen. We need one of those small calibres doubles here! 
KILL THE WABBIT 'Crazed Hare' Attacks Austrian Couple
An elderly Austrian woman required hospital treatment after being attacked by what was described as a 'crazed hare.' Police were forced to shoot the rampaging beast before it could hurt anybody else.
An elderly Austrian couple have been attacked by a "crazed hare."
An elderly Austrian couple have been attacked by a "crazed hare."
Traditionally, rabbits and hares are better known as lovers, not fighters. On Monday, however, a hare in Linz, Austria broke the mold, attacking an elderly woman and her husband, not to mention the police officers who were called to the scene.
In a scene eerily reminiscent of the attack of the "most foul, cruel, and bad tempered" rabbit in the cult movie "Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail," the Linz hare assaulted a 74-year-old woman who was hanging laundry in her garden early Monday morning. The animal, described as a "crazed hare" in a statement by Linz police department, bit the woman's foot, causing her to fall.
The unidentified woman, still under attack by the rampant hare, was eventually able to escape into her home, where her husband called the police before going outside to attempt to shoo the bunny away.
When police arrived on the scene, they found the 78-year-old man fighting the hare off with a stick -- and losing. Police asked the man to go inside. When the hare refused to give up the fight, the police were forced to shoot and kill the animal.
The police defended their apparent over-reaction by saying the hare could have fled if it had wanted to. "The animal always had the possibility of retreat because the garden was not closed off by a fence or other objects," they said in the statement.
The Red Cross transported the woman to a local hospital where she was treated for injuries to her ankle, and later released. Meanwhile the hare corpse has been sent to Vienna for official rabies testing, and results will be available within a few days, Linz police department spokesperson Alexander Niederwimmer told SPIEGEL ONLINE.
Niederwimmer doubts there will be complaints from animal protection agencies. "Definitely not," he said. "The hare had already bitten someone. Just imagine if there had been a small child playing in the yard."
Niederwimmer said the officers involved had declined to make official comments regarding the incident. "It was distressing enough for them to shoot the animal, even though it was dangerous," he said.
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http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,477537,00.html
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mickey
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Quote:
Niederwimmer said the officers involved had declined to make official comments regarding the incident. "It was distressing enough for them to shoot the animal, even though it was dangerous," he said.
Good Grief!! 
Perhaps some Pschiatric Care is called for. Certainly time off to heal.
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Double_Trouble
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CALL IN THE GRIEF COUNCILORS!!! I see a post tramatic stress claim coming...
"distressing"...GEEZ!
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butchloc
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well, dat waskly wabbit sure put them in a hairy situation
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Shanster
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I am going to load up some solids for the next rabbit hunt. They sound verrry verry scarry.
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Rick_R
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Bring forth the Holy Hand grenade! Read from the Book of Armaments!!
Didn't someone post pix of a .22 Hornet double rifle here a few years ago, now we have a good reason to own one.
Edited by Rick_R (28/04/07 05:10 AM)
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peter
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i would like to breed them, would make a walk up a hell off fun day, but you might need a PH to make you safe. the dogs might need the bodyarmor that the people down under use for their pig dogs hmmmmmm.......
peter
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gryphon
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A hare raising experience alright!
Jug the bastard haha.
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Now that's funny - the police were "Distressed" because they had to shoot it. I've never known a policeman who was distressed by having to shoot dogs, why a rabbit? : And why not use one big boot?
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Thats no ordinary rabbit. Thats the most foul, cruel tempered rodent you ever laid eyes on....



Run Away Run Away......
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NitroX
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The perfect double rifle for charging Austrian hare. An Austrian double rifle in .17 HMR or .22 Hornet from Peter Hofer!
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NitroX
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Some more pictures:



Also added to the DRarchive with more photos and description:
World's lightest double rifle
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