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Old 09-25-2011 | 05:50 PM
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SecondChance
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Just got to thinking and remembered my brother was hunting Shawnee Forest in So. Il during gun season a few years ago. Took a climber in, hunted till his buddy called asking for help to find a deer, left his safety belt on it. Was way out, so he thought. Found deer, went back to finish hunting the day.
On way in, came across a father and son on way out, asking for directions to their truck, was lost. My brother told them they were about 180 out and that he could give them a lift, Just happened to notice the stand on the dads back and then noticed the strap on the stand. He asked about it. Dad said it was his and that he carried it in in hopes of using it. Brother asked about the strap, for his is custom made with braided 550 para cord. Father said it was his and that they would find their way back to their truck. My brother is a big guy and he told the father to take the stand off for it was his and he could prove it, his name is engraved in the bottom of the frame of seat and floor.

The father told him to take a hike, it was his and they were leaving. My brother told him unless his kid wanted to see his dad get his butt kicked for stealing a stand, just keep walking. The dad turned and was semi-pointing his weapon towards my brother, towards the ground, yet his direction. My brother told him to clear and shoulder his weapon and unshoulder the stand.
It was at this time the kid, who was about 11 yrs old, began crying and told his dad to give up the stand for they did find it and it was not worth anyone getting hurt for. The dad mumbled something and threw the stand down and off they went. My brother took his stand, left and drove over to where they said they parked and wrote down all the license plates of the trucks in the area. He turned it in to the CPO's in the area and let them deal with it.

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