Since my window story from the winter of 2008/2009 has been such an issue lately,,, and so at Mr. Dill's request, here it is:
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I closed on a new (to me) home in the country on December 24th whereas the former owners had 30 days to move, which only gave me a week from January 24th through the 31st to move out of my apartment and storage unit by the end of the month. That’s a very short period to move 49 years worth of accumulated stuff. Coincidentally the last day of our archery season was Sunday February 1st.
Knowing I was an avid hunter, I promised the former owners I wouldn't shoot the backyard visitors of a doe and her twin fawns, but regardless they quit feeding the wildlife a couple weeks before we received the keys I guess to make sure...8^)
Anyhow, after receiving the keys late on the 24th, I began spreading a little corn out back, and a few deer began appearing regularly including a 2-1/2 year old class buck, and although I still had my buck tag and the end of the month and season was rapidly approaching, I was way too busy and tired throughout those 7 days with the move to have time to mess with venison.
Saturday evening of the 31st, I only had a couple more pickup truck loads in storage to finish up and felt if they showed that evening and allowed me to open a door or window, I’d take a shot. Hey - I know it wasn't hunting, but had only one day of season left and a new freezer to fill, and had to return back to work the following afternoon, Sunday, Feb 1st. This wasn’t a hunt, this was going to be a slaughter…8^)
Anyhow as I'm unpacking a load at the house that afternoon around 5 o'clock the girlfriend announces the buck has arrived. I grab the bow, go to the closest window and ease up the inside window without detection. As I try to ease up the outer storm window, it squeaks and he spooks...Oh well...
I close the inside window and tell the girlfriend not to touch the opened outside storm window for tomorrow was the final day of all deer seasons.
Exhausted, I finally finish with the final load later that night and sit down to relax and notice she closed the outer storm window. She said there was a real cold draft coming in (it was bitter cold outside) as she sat on the couch. After a slight exchange of words...8^) I reopened the window…. Well, after I sat there a while, it was to cold to leave open, so I closed it too...8^)
Later went to bed to wake up to the 7:30 alarm and walk to the bathroom to relieve myself, look out the window just in time to see deer coming...8^)
Half asleep, I run down stairs, grab the bow get to the window and see the buck nonchalantly eating my corn...8^)
Now, standing in my underwear, I'm immersed in predator mode…8^) I stealthy raise the window as that of an experienced blind hunter and smoothly draw back my instinctive weapon at the perfectly presented victim. As my fingers relaxes the string loosens - CRASH!!!
Sparks fly, glass shatters, hooves flail, deer explode in every direction!!! I THOUGHT I"D BEEN SHOT...8^)))
I've never shot out a door or window before and I was so enthralled in the buck and getting the shot, I forgot I'd shut the outside storm window the night before...8^)))
Never knew that steel striking glass caused sparks, and believe it or not, the arrow actually made it out in the yard about 10 feet short of where the buck was standing. I paced it off from the window to the buck at 21 paces.
Took the buck three weeks to show up again...8^)
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Topic: what have you shot at home accidentlly (Read 10394 times)
