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Harriest predicament you've ever found yourself in while in the woods?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Collins" data-source="post: 5282627" data-attributes="member: 12558"><p>I went squirrel hunting with an old single shot .410 when I was 12 or 13. Found a hickory tree and quickly knocked a grey out. I reached to pick it up and it was still pretty lively, but it's back was broken. I didn't want to ruin the meat, so I wasn't going to shoot it again. Being young and dumb, after a little deliberation, I decided the quickest way to finish him off would be to thump him with the butt of the gun. So I reared back and dropped it as hard as l could, unfortunately and stupidly I didn't realize that I reloaded the gun in all the excitement. As soon as the butt made contact the gun went off. I was standing over the squirrel with the forearm of the .410 in both hands like I was tamping a fence post. And when it went off I felt the wad brush my face and couldn't hear anything for 2 to 3 seconds. Like time stopped. I don't know how it missed me. God was with me that day, and I learned an invaluable lesson. I've never told anyone that story out of embarrassment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Collins, post: 5282627, member: 12558"] I went squirrel hunting with an old single shot .410 when I was 12 or 13. Found a hickory tree and quickly knocked a grey out. I reached to pick it up and it was still pretty lively, but it’s back was broken. I didn’t want to ruin the meat, so I wasn’t going to shoot it again. Being young and dumb, after a little deliberation, I decided the quickest way to finish him off would be to thump him with the butt of the gun. So I reared back and dropped it as hard as l could, unfortunately and stupidly I didn’t realize that I reloaded the gun in all the excitement. As soon as the butt made contact the gun went off. I was standing over the squirrel with the forearm of the .410 in both hands like I was tamping a fence post. And when it went off I felt the wad brush my face and couldn’t hear anything for 2 to 3 seconds. Like time stopped. I don’t know how it missed me. God was with me that day, and I learned an invaluable lesson. I’ve never told anyone that story out of embarrassment. [/QUOTE]
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