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Originally Posted by John Taddeo
The local funeral parlor director called the old man on a late summer day and kindly asked the man if he had considered the making of his final arrangements. There was a slight pause and the old man replied that he had just finalized his plans last week after some hard decision making. The director then asked he would mind sharing his thoughts, and the man happily agreed....... I will be starting in Stratton Maine for 2 weeks with the mighty Partridge then a week in Michigan's U.P followed by a stint in South Dakota for Pheasant and Whitetail deer... The director was then awe struck and asked, "what of your final wishes"??? Cool weather and steady dog work would be just fine said he... Just fine...
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Amen.
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"Doubtless the good Lord could have made a better game bird than bobwhite, and better country to hunt him in...but equally doubtless, he never did." -- Guy de la Valdene (from A Handful of Feathers )
"'I promise you,' he said, 'on my word of honor, I won't die on the opening of the bird season.'" -- Robert Ruark (from The Old Man and the Boy)
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