RE: Hunting pranks...
OK, I have two.
1) Monday is the first day in PA...its Monday night after the 1st day and Monday Night Football comes on. My buddy, who has hunted all day makes it to the beginning of the second quarter. Being a Dolphin fan, and they were playing, I had to watch it all. Here along the shores of Lake Erie, the snow machine was kickin' in with about 6 inches on the ground at the end of game, which was around midnight. As I looked out the door, the snow was still falling and off went the light bulb. Now, you have to know this person, his biggest fear...waking up and the not being in his stand before daylight. So if that gives you any insight, I moved all the clocks to about 5:30am, which was about 15 minutes AFTERhe wanted to get up. Keep in mind it is shortly after midnight. So I jump up, run around not being able to find my gear arfter 10 minutes and he is ready to go...so with the snow coming down I give the "Go ahead without me, I don't want to hold you up !".....out the front door he goes, rifle in hand racing to the stand...as he turns the driveway I yell out...."Its only midnight, you may want to get some sleep !"
2) Went hunting witha guy and we hung this stand on his property like a few days before we hunted. Me not be real familiar with the property, this was easy to pull off...for the most part. So we seperate, him going his way and me heading back to my stand. I climb in, pull up my bow, and hear a faint noise. I look down in the creek and here is this buck. I give a soft grunt and he walks 10 yard broadside, zip, and the arrow goes right thru the chest cavity. Now, this all took no more than 4 minutes. The buck goes off and crashes within 70 yards. I head back to where we seperated and searched for my friend in his stand. I find him and he is sitting there with this "What the heck are you doing" look. I told him I couldn't find my stand and if he would walk me too it...I couldn't believe he was throwing things at me. He climbs down and when we start walking, I told him what had just happened.