I was talking with a friend at the office one day about her husband's recent hunting trip. He's a great hunter and has been pretty successful over the years, which makes his story even more funny. She and I both got a big kick out of it.......
He and some friends spent a few days hunting in Illinois on a spot that was bow only. On his last afternoon, a nice 8 pt walks out on him. He calmly draws and places a nice shot near the kill zone. Should be the end of the story, right...... nope, when he gets to the buck, it's not totally down. Having nothing else with him, and not wanting to risk losing what he had waited so long for, he pops it with another arrow. Down, right? Nope, it's still got some kick left. Amazingly, he ends up having to put his third and final arrow into it. Finally success - he's down and out!
Due to the size of the buck (weighing in at 198 lbs, as he later found out), he decided to leave and try to enlist the help of his friends for the retrieval. However, he's worried about leaving because by the time the hail of arrows was over, the buck ended up lying on a grade that dropped off into a ravine. He thinks, "If this thing ends up down there for some reason, I'll never get it out! AAhhh wait ..... I'll just use my drag rope and secure him to this tree. Even if he's got some kick left in him, he'll be fine until I get back".
Now imagine the return.......
He's been bragging to his buddies about his hunting prowess and what a good buck he has down..........
They all near the spot and there it is......
A nice healthy 8 pt buck.........
TIED TO A TREE WITH THREE ARROWS STICKING OUT OF IT! 
No doubt, he'll go to his grave with "fair chase" jokes thrown his way.
Gut Piles www.gutpilestyle.com
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