This came from Bill Pardue. Thanks, Bill.

Only a true deer hunter could understand the great depth of the implied conflict. The author is not known, but the most likely suspects would be from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, etc.

A group of Texas friends went deer hunting and paired-off in twos for the day. That night, one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of an eight-point buck.

“Where’s Henry?” the others asked.

“Henry had some kind of stroke. He’s a couple of miles back up the trail,” the successful hunter replied.

“You left Henry laying out there and carried the deer back?” they inquired of him.

“A tough call,” nodded the hunter. “But I figured no one’s going to steal Henry!