It is the bane of every hunter to return home with his sorry tale that he missed what seems the biggest miss of his life. What adds to his regret is the looks of incredulity as he relates what happened deep in the forest and there is no witness to validate his claims.
Such was the case with our neighbor who took leave of absence from work and decided to go a hunting trip all by himself. We did see him leave with his gear and rifle. He was away for two days.
I saw him trudging home looking somewhat dejected and tired. I asked him if he had hurt himself because of the way he looked.
He looked at me and said, “You know Lainy, the guy who sold me this rifle short changed me by not selling it to me with a rifle scope. And you wouldn’t believe how much that cost me. I missed the greatest Bear in my entire hunting life!”.
I turned to him and asked him incredulously, “But we don’t have bears in our country! How did you come across one?”
General Santos Time
