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About a decade ago I was walking home late afternoon the last day of season. No "legal" light left. Came over a rise and spotted a buck big enough that I never would have had to lie about it. He was 20 yards away, back to me, head down, and while my rifle was unloaded, my 357 mag sidearm was ready to go. I eased to a crouch, brought the pistol up, and thumb cocked it. I watched him for about three minutes before lowering the hammer, and holstering the pistol. I worked my way out of the thicket on the rise and home. My wife was working, I was working, the economy was good, and we didn't need the meat. I could have broken a law, and taken home a heck of a buck, and nobody else would have known. I took my wife out to eat a steak dinner instead.
Richard
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