John W
Fond memories.
Wednesday, April 01, 2026, 10:04

Wow. It has been forty years or so. When I was a young man I did some coon hunting with this odd fellow in town. He loved dogs and so I was the shooter. I had a Smith and Wesson M41 that was drilled and tapped ( I know. Apostasy!!! ) and had the old Tasco 1.5 illuminated pistol scope. A small red triangle on a post and cross hair reticule.

I carried it in a modified Uncle Mikes nylon shoulder rig. So with Wheat Lights and the gun, we'd take off in the wee hours of the night going after the masked bandit.

I had a ton of fun and learned a bit about night navigation as well.

Another byproduct of the hunt was delicious racoon meat. Again some will recoil in horror but when put into a crockpot it came out nice and tender.