Top Ten Excuses For Missing a Rooster

You can never have too many excuses for missing a pheasant.

November 8, 2010 at 10:55PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

10. I brought my gun with the bent barrel by mistake.

9. I stepped in a gopher hole just as I shot.

8. He flew right into the sun. (Note: Do not use this one on a heavily overcast day.)

7. That cold wind teared up my eyes. (Note: Do not use this one on a calm day.)

6. I load my own shells and I must not have put enough shot in that one.

5. He's dead but the angle and velocity of the wind kept his wings flapping.

4. I load my own shells and my powder was a little damp.

3. I couldn't get the safety off until he was out of range.

2. I stumbled on a corn stalk just as I shot.

And the number one excuse for missing a rooster...drum roll...

1. I had a PETA moment.

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