Post by pbr on Jan 23, 2007 7:40:32 GMT -5
One afternoon a young, enthusiastic game warden was surveying a dove field in an attempt to apprehend hunters taking over the limit of birds; his attention was soon drawn to one particular blind.
The officer noticed on several occasions that as doves would near the blindset the birds would fall to the ground – yet, he heard no shots.
Surmising the hunter was illegally hunting with a silenced gun the young warden stealthily worked his way to the rear of the blind and confronted the hunter, an older gentleman.
Upon being asked for his gun the hunter explained he had none. But after observing a near limit of doves at the hunter’s feet the warden threatened to arrest the hunter. Again, the hunter assured the officer he did not possess a gun.
Before the officer could respond the hunter continued, “Mister, I don’t need no gun and ain’t used one for several years now. No sir, I just ugly ‘em to death”.
The warden, still quite unsure of the hunter’s explanation, asked the obvious question, “What do you mean, ugly ‘em”?
The hunter offered to demonstrate the technique, saying “just give it a minute and I’ll show you”.
A few minutes later a dove approached the two, both hunkered behind the blind. As the dove came near the hunter jumped up, stuck his thumbs in the corners of his mouth, stuck out his tongue, wrinkled his nose, and crossed his eyes.
Incredibly the dove folded and hit the ground within three feet of the blind.
As the hunter walked out to retrieve the fallen dove the warden explained, “I wouldn’t have believed it, and I’m still not sure I do believe it!”
As the older gent walked back to the blind he added “Yeah, not many folks know about the technique. Just me and my wife, and she had to give it up. She got to tearin’ em up too bad.”
The officer noticed on several occasions that as doves would near the blindset the birds would fall to the ground – yet, he heard no shots.
Surmising the hunter was illegally hunting with a silenced gun the young warden stealthily worked his way to the rear of the blind and confronted the hunter, an older gentleman.
Upon being asked for his gun the hunter explained he had none. But after observing a near limit of doves at the hunter’s feet the warden threatened to arrest the hunter. Again, the hunter assured the officer he did not possess a gun.
Before the officer could respond the hunter continued, “Mister, I don’t need no gun and ain’t used one for several years now. No sir, I just ugly ‘em to death”.
The warden, still quite unsure of the hunter’s explanation, asked the obvious question, “What do you mean, ugly ‘em”?
The hunter offered to demonstrate the technique, saying “just give it a minute and I’ll show you”.
A few minutes later a dove approached the two, both hunkered behind the blind. As the dove came near the hunter jumped up, stuck his thumbs in the corners of his mouth, stuck out his tongue, wrinkled his nose, and crossed his eyes.
Incredibly the dove folded and hit the ground within three feet of the blind.
As the hunter walked out to retrieve the fallen dove the warden explained, “I wouldn’t have believed it, and I’m still not sure I do believe it!”
As the older gent walked back to the blind he added “Yeah, not many folks know about the technique. Just me and my wife, and she had to give it up. She got to tearin’ em up too bad.”
