.
.
Abie, a rather shy and retiring gentleman who lives southwest, sent this one...

Even hunters have big hearts... brings tears to your eyes.

A hunter and his friend were sitting in a tall tower stand near Highway 7 early
one cold December morning.

Suddenly, a huge buck, walked out over the corn they had spread in the low
shrubs. The buck was magnificent, a once in a lifetime animal. His rack was
huge. The hunter's hand shook as his mind was already counting the Boone
and Crockett points.

Moving quickly, the hunter carefully aimed the Leopold scope on his .300 Win
Mag at the unsuspecting buck. As he was about to squeeze the trigger on this
deer of a lifetime, his friend alerted him to a funeral procession passing slowly
down Highway 7.

The hunter pulled away from the gunstock, set the rifle down, took off his hat,
bowed his head and then closed his eyes in prayer.

His friend was stunned. "Wow, that is the most thoughtful and touching thing
I have ever seen you do. You actually let that trophy deer go to pay respects
to a passing funeral procession. You are indeed the kindest man I have ever
known, and I feel lucky to call you a friend."

The hunter shrugged. "Yeah, well, we were married for 37 years."
.
.