Rabbit hunter shoots bird ends with frog instead
Sean aims at a perched bird and fires. He finds only a frog with its head blasted off. He quips that the bird was already plucked, reflecting dark humor in a grim incident.
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1949
Page
2
Sean aims at a perched bird and fires. He finds only a frog with its head blasted off. He quips that the bird was already plucked, reflecting dark humor in a grim incident.
Two sportsmen, praised for following the rules, argued after one aimed at a turkey walking and pecking near a rotted trunk. The confrontation occurred as they hunted, highlighting sportsmanlike conduct and a dispute over timing.
A humorous exchange unfolds as two hunters trade bets about a rabbit. The first taunts that the second’s gun is unloaded, while the second replies the rabbit won’t know it, highlighting a dry frontier joke between outdoorsmen.
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