The Respectful Hunter

A hunter and his friend were sitting in a tall tower stand
near Highway 7 early one cold November morning.
Suddenly, a huge buck walked out over the corn they
had spread in the low shrubs. The buck was
magnificent, a once in a lifetime animal. His rack was huge.
The hunter’s hand shook as his mind was already counting the Boone and
Crockett points.
Moving quickly, the hunter carefully aimed the Leopold scope on his
.300 Win Mag at the
unsuspecting buck. As he was about to squeeze the trigger on this deer
of a lifetime, his
friend alerted him to a funeral procession passing slowly down Highway
7. The hunter pulled
away from the gunstock, set the rifle down, took off his hat, bowed his
head and then closed
his eyes in prayer. His friend was stunned, “Wow, that is the most
thoughtful and touching thing
I have ever seen you do. You actually let that trophy deer go to pay
respects to a passing funeral
procession. You are indeed the kindest man I have ever known, and I
feel lucky to call you a friend.”
The hunter shrugged. “Yeah, well, we were married for 37 years.”

Good Luck and SAFE Hunting this Wisconsin Holiday Season!!