Do squirrels laugh?

towerrat164 · 01-04-2003, 10:05 AM

A few years back a tale transpired that is no doubt told round the squirrel nests still today.

It happened on a warm and sunny October day. The hunter (me of course<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>) was moving slowly among the tall oaks trying in vain to be quiet when as chance would have it he met "the squirrel". The squirrel seemed to be the same as any of the other bushy tailed noise makers scurrying from one hidy hole to another. The hunter decided then and there that it was time to get even with the cause of many a quickened heart beat (in a tree stand a squirrel can make the noise of a monster buck or so the hunter always thought); so as the squirrel approached to within 10yds and sat upon its haunches for a quick snack the hunter drew his bow. Perfect set up, perfect draw, perfect anchor, everything was so perfect. TWANG! SNAP!? PAIN??????
The squirrel having just witnessed a tree hop up and down cursing scurried off to the nearest tree and loudly proclaimed the whole incident to friends, family, and of course the @#&* blue jays.
There I stood with a rope burn on my neck, a broken grunt tube, and an errant arrow that I would have to hunt for while being scorned by the local wildlife.
Moral of the story: Don't wear your grunt tube around your neck and shoot bow unless you tuck the tube away from string travel.<img src=icon_smile_blackeye.gif border=0 align=middle>

shoot straight, aim well,
and tell tall tales to
good friends.
Not to squirrels!

Wahya · 01-04-2003, 10:44 AM

<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle> good story and lesson learned maybe, eh? LOL. Oh, they do laugh. Not at me of course, but all those hapless hunters that came before me.<img src=icon_smile_shock.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Make em sharp and shoot em straight, or leave em home.

Kip · 01-04-2003, 11:57 AM

Here's one for ya. When I was in college, I had some new straight teeth, and a retainer in my mouth to keep them that way until everything stayed where it was supposed to be.
Early June came around, and it was time to start shooting the bows. Simple stuff right? What I did not realize is that there was a new twist to shooting my bow.
This nice little plastic piece with all the wires holding my teeth straight was definitely a problem.
I drew my bow, anchored, and hit the release trigger. The next thing I know, my mouth is bleeding, my retainer is gone, and my arrow is stuck in the roof of the garage.
The string, when anchored, was resting against the wire of the retainer, and decided to "go for a ride" when I hit the trigger.
So, not too much unlike a grunt tube, a retainer can be a painful thing to wear while shooting.

LBR · 01-04-2003, 06:15 PM

Man, that hadda' hurt! Dunno if they laugh, but I sure have caught my share of cussings from them--lol. Know a guy that did the same thing with the grunt tube, but he did it with a compound. Think he had it set on 80#, dern near took his head off--missed a really nice buck in the process. I've come close, but so far I have been lucky.

Chad

Long Bows Rule!