Idaho Deer Hunter Magazine Spring/Summer 2013, Issue #4 | Page 19

Campfire Laughs

Deer hunters at the bar
One night during the local deer hunting season a police officer was staking out a particularly rowdy country bar for possible DUI violations . At closing time , he saw a deer hunter tumble out of the bar , trip on the curb , then try his keys in five different cars before he found his . He sat in the front seat fumbling around with his keys for several minutes . All the other deer hunters left the bar and drove off . Finally he started his engine and began to pull away . The police officer was waiting for him . He stopped the driver , read him his rights and administered the Breathalyzer test . The results showed a reading of 0.00 . The puzzle officer demanded to know how that could be . The deer hunter replied , " Tonight I ' m the designated decoy .
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