A Humorous Bow Hunting Story

A man and his friend were bow hunting elk in Colorado mountains near Stoner Colorado. They rode their horse from early morning until late evening. The high mountain terrain was very rough with tree's blown down and large boulders in the road. Your horse has had to tread very carefully or chance breaking a leg.

With no signs of elk the man told his friend that the elk must have all moved to the lower country. They decided to go down and try again the next day. The next morning the man and his friend decided to hunt closer to the town of Stoner.

They hunted most of the morning without success, the sky was clear and it was a lovely day. As they came closer to the black top highway they saw a flock of cow elk. In the middle of the herd was the biggest bull elk you ever saw.

The hunter came down from his horse and gently drew his bow and took careful aim. Before he could release his arrow, his friend alerted him to a funeral procession passing on the highway in their state.

The hunter slowly release the pressure on his bow, took off his hat, bowed his head and closed his eyes in prayer. His friend was astonished. "Wow, this is the most thoughtful and touching thing I have ever seen. You are the kindest man I know." The hunter shrugged. "Yes, yes, I was married to her in 25 years."