Dad was reminiscing about previous hunting trips while we were at the cabin the other day. He told me a story about hunting with two of his cousins and the results of that trip.
Wilburn Kirkland and Jack Kirkland were notorious for gambling against each other about miscellaneous things. While they were hunting together they spotted a big buck that was a very long distance from them. (Dad guesses about 500 yards) Jack bet Wilburn that he couldn't get the deer. Wilburn said, "Oh I can get him for sure!" Jack told him that he would clean the deer and process it if Wilburn could make the kill. Wilburn accepted. He lined up his shot and squeezed off a round. Just as he shot, the deer turned to walk away from him. By the time the bullet got there, it hit the buck right in the butt! The buck went down and Wilburn had made the kill. True to his word, Jack cleaned the deer and took it home for processing.
Months go by and Wilburn received a gift from Jack. He had the butt of that buck mounted with the bullet hole in the butt intact. Wilburn still has it hanging on his wall despite his wife Betty's objections.