Austrian poacher’s passion for hunting turned to murder when confronted by cops

GROSSPRIEL, Austria -- In Austria, hunting game such as deer and wild boar is a hallowed way of life, one that follows age-old codes of honor and requires a license bestowed only after passing rigorous exams. In that exalted world, Alois Huber was a brazen outlaw even before he went on a murderous rampage that left four people dead. Not only did he poach game illegally in the middle of the night, he violated one of hunting's most sacred rules: Kill for meat, not just the trophy of the wild animal's head. Huber shot countless deer in the forests outside Vienna, sawed off their antlered heads to mount at home - and left their decapitated bodies to rot in the underbrush.

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