The Best Shot You NEVER Took

[Tall Shadow]

A friend and I were out "Small Gaming" for squirrels/crows about 15 years ago. We were hunting here and there, but mostly we were out to just be "Out in Nature".

It was early December (If I remember correctly?) and it started to snow BIG Fluffy Snowflakes....very slowly.... It was a really "cool" (No pun intended) sight, and we walked through the area that we were "hunting" enjoying the view, and feeling very "Right" with the world.

We had split up a little (15 yards or so) to cover a little more ground. When I spotted a big bushy tail at about chest level through the trees..... I raised my shotgun to a low ready, and slowly advanced.....I saw the squirrel just sitting there and raised my gun to shoot....when something told me not to.....

I lowered my shotgun, and walked up to him/her....It turned to look at me, and didn't move......I said "Merry Christmas! Fur-butt!"......To this day I still don't know why, but it just sat there....Looking at me, like "You talkin' to me?!?"

My buddy had heard me, and had walked up behind me staring eye to eye with the squirrel...... He came closer..up next to me and asked WTF?!? I shook my head, and explained what had happened, he offered to help "Motivate" our new friend (Jokingly) along, but I said "No, he gets a free pass this time." And with that the squirrel scampered up the tree and out of sight.

Wild!

Tall Shadow