The Poachers – A Tale

Many years ago when I was young, I ran into a couple of men who spent a great deal of time outdoors. They especially enjoyed rifle deer season, spending as much time in pursuit of whitetails as they could throughout the season. They would have been heroes to today’s deer managers, who advocate the slaughter of deer. However, at that time, hunters could legally kill only one deer per year.

Another of their favorite activities involved questionable fishing. They told tales of catching huge trout from large reservoirs. They did this fishing at night, and they fished from precarious positions on t...