Wildlife Wall Decor

Every man has or at least needs a good hunting story.  The story I’m telling you is true.  I was holding down a deer stand in the hills in northwest Nevada in 1953.  A group of friends of my Dad was circling the mountain across from where I stood.  The idea was to drive any deer my direction.

After waiting in the cold wind for several hours, my hands and feet were almost frozen.  Suddenly, a small herd of doe and 2 bucks drifted through the draw, and I aimed a 3030 Winchester rifle at the deer . . . hoping for a hit.  My dad’s friends didn’t tell me that the rifle didn’t carry 1000 yards without aiming very high.

“Buck Fever” took control of my spirit, and after ten rounds, only one shot came close to the belly of one of the bucks.  The herd drifted away from me over the top of the ridge.  This was my first and last deer hunt.  When the men arrived, they all had a good laugh!  I overheard one of the men comment, “Where’s the War?”

There’s more to this story.  This is another reason why I appreciate good wildlife wall art and great phototography of nature scenes, rather than killing the animals that live there.