apple bubble gum

by Landon
(mitchell SD USA)

It was the night before opening day of deer hunting. I'm getting my gun polished and everything ready to go. My 22-year-old brother comes home for the opening day. I thought I was just about done packing my hunting stuff, but he told me I was forgeting something. I replied, "like what?" he answered back to me, "Green apple flavored bubble gum." I gave him the weirdest look. So we wandered into town and went to six gas stations before we found the right green appple gum. It's five o'clock in the morning, I get all my hunting stuff on, grab my gun and head out. Two hours later I am sitting on this big cold rock under a pine tree. Then I am sitting there thinking its -10 below and I have been sitting here for two hours and haven't seen a single living animal. Then I remembered about the apple flavored gum. I take two pieces out of the pack and toss them in my mouth. Five minutes later a 6 by 6 comes walking out of the trees about 60 yards from me. I dont have a very good shot at this point. So I wait. The deer is putting his nose up in the air sniffing and I start to wonder if he smells my gum. He is walking towards me, staight towards me. It looked like he saw me but I stayed as still as an opossum playing dead. He is now only 10 yards away walking straight at me if I wait any longer he will be nibbling on my shoulder. I raised my gun very slowly thinking this is a easy shot giving my self some confidence. BOOM! The buck drops. I jump out of the tree and go claim my prize. One week later as I am helping my grandpa get his deer, he told me if I see a giant buck take him. I am sitting in a blind kind of kicking back because I already have my deer, but am thinking again about the green apple gum. So I popped in a couple more peices. Ten minutes later a 7 by 6 walks out about 40 yards away walks straight towards me. I raised my gun. I scope him down then I shoot. He drops dead without a kick. Ever since then, I have been chewing apple flavored gum I havent got a smaller buck then a 5 by 5!