Deer Stabbing?

There's something to be said for a good ax, a good coat and a good friend.  I'm fortunate to have a few of each, although of the 3 categories, I have fewer coats than axes or friends.  That's not a bad situation to be in!

Next weekend, 2 of my good friends, Tony and George, will be at the cabin for some bow-hunting and campfire telling of tall tales.  George hates the whitetail deer more than just about anyone I know, as evidenced by the fact that he wants to kill nearly every one he ever sees.

Tony doesn't hate the deer as much as his son George, but then again, from what I hear, he rarely passes on the opportunity to whack one himself.  Rumor has it that he once tried to "harvest" a deer with his hunting knife.  (Yes, a hunting knife, and apparently a not-very-sharp one at that.)

My sense is that most people who are capable of getting close enough to a deer to kill it with a knife, would choose instead to shoot the darn thing with a gun.  Not Tony.  On at least one occasion (that he told anyone about) he chose to try to take one out with a semi-sharp hunting knife.  Forget the fact that he had a deer rifle in the other hand and enough bullets to take out an entire herd of deer.  For some reason (maybe because he was so stinking close) he thought it would make more sense to stab it with a knife than to shoot it with a gun; like most of the regular people who hunt deer.

Anyway, not to worry as the deer in question eventually died of old age before Tony was able to stick the knife in far enough to do much damage.  Out of the ordinary?  Some would say so.

Anyway, it will be my intent to keep you posted on these type events and any other stories involving outdoor apparel, sharp cutting instruments and friends who sometimes do weird things while in the woods...