eelgrass
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A friend called me this morning who I worked in the woods with back in the late 60's. He brought up an event that I had forgotten about.
One evening (it was dark), he called me on the phone. It was deer season and he said he needed some help. I asked him what kind of help? He said just come over, so I did. When I got there, he explained that he shot a buck about dark, and he quickly threw the buck in the trunk of his car and drove home. He would deal with it when he had some lighting at home. On the drive home the buck came back to life. We went out to his car and sure enough we could hear the buck's antlers rattling against the trunk lid. He wanted to know what to do.
We discussed it for a while and came up with a plan. He got his .22 pistol (a Colt Woodsman) and a flashlight. He gave them to me. He was going to lift the lid slightly and then I would shine the light in there and shoot him between the eyes. He reminded me there is a gas tank I needed to miss.
He lifted the lid a few inches, I shined the light in and spotted an ear. I stuck the pistol next to it and pulled the trigger and he slammed the lid shut and all was quiet for the next 10 minutes or so. Mission accomplished. He had to clean up the trunk.
One evening (it was dark), he called me on the phone. It was deer season and he said he needed some help. I asked him what kind of help? He said just come over, so I did. When I got there, he explained that he shot a buck about dark, and he quickly threw the buck in the trunk of his car and drove home. He would deal with it when he had some lighting at home. On the drive home the buck came back to life. We went out to his car and sure enough we could hear the buck's antlers rattling against the trunk lid. He wanted to know what to do.
We discussed it for a while and came up with a plan. He got his .22 pistol (a Colt Woodsman) and a flashlight. He gave them to me. He was going to lift the lid slightly and then I would shine the light in there and shoot him between the eyes. He reminded me there is a gas tank I needed to miss.
He lifted the lid a few inches, I shined the light in and spotted an ear. I stuck the pistol next to it and pulled the trigger and he slammed the lid shut and all was quiet for the next 10 minutes or so. Mission accomplished. He had to clean up the trunk.