A Day of Rice Krispies

[K22]

Many years ago, I had a similar experience. My buddy and I were shooting pds in the Texas panhandle. We had shot a few hundred and took a break for lunch and some shade. We had been using this one big mesquite tree as a focal point to direct the other where more pds up on a hole. (directing people in an area where everything looks the same in every direction can be difficult) We planned to park the truck which we were shooting from (a bench in the bed) under the mesquite. To our surprise when we got to it, it was only about 8' tall. not to be deprived I got in my chair and got under its shade. I was trying to dose off and this pd was barking his arse off nearby. My buddy had a 45 pistol with bird shot in it that he had been itching to try out. He said he would take care of the pd for me. As he walked off I told him that he sounded like he was walking on rice Krispies. He walked about thirty yards as he was carefully watching for rattle snakes. He got to the hole and then backed out like he was backing out from a bank holdup. When he came back, I ask him why he didn't shoot. He said there was a rattle snake partially in the hole, which prompted me to ask again why he hadn't shot. He explained that the snake had about 1.5 feet of his length outside the hole and was about 3" in diameter. He decided he was not certain that it would be a lethal shot so he left swell enough alone.

Sometimes, discretion is the better part of valor.

 

[alintx]

Knock a hole in and the fire ants will do the rest! I never let one go on purpose!