Monkey High Rise Apartment Burns to Ground

longbeard magnet · Tue May 10, 2005 9:40 am

Franklin County, Va - An early morning fire has left several monkeys homeless. The fire started at 6:16 am yesterday morning. Fire crews from the surrounding area were called to help put out the blaze, but the 20 story building burned to the ground.

Fire investigators have determined that the fire started from a small explosion. They believe the explosive device was no bigger than a 12 gauge shotgun shell.

Officials were interviewing all witnesses and they described two men dressed in camo, one complaining about his stomach and one saying that he would get into better shape before next hunting season, who were most likely the culprits.

Officials also believe these men may be responsible for the disappearance of a local. Tom Turkey, age 2, was last seen with a friend just before the fire began. The friend, also named Tom, stated that he heard the explosion, fled the scene and hasn't seen his friend since.

In all seriousness, Freddy and I went out yesterday morning trying to evict a monkey. We went to Freddy's honeyhole and heard these two birds gobbling. We hurried to get to the field edge before they did. We beat them with about a minute to spare. When they gobbled, the two gobblers were almost within range and Freddy and I were hugging trees REALLY quick. Fortunately, the birds were just over the top of the ridge, so we could get into position without getting busted. The birds were working to our left and being left handed, I had to move around to keep in front of them. Freddy was purring to help hide the sound of me moving. The birds were walking in the leaves and making more noise than a deer coming through. The gobblers stepped out from around a tree and one got a tattoo from my Browning. The total time from when we set down to when I shot was no more than 2 minutes. Freddy said later that he thought the gobblers were the ones Amy missed earlier in the season. I told him that I would DEFINITELY thank Amy for saving them for me :lol:

Freddy and I got to the bird and I looked at my watch. 6:16 am. Definitely the earliest I've ever killed a gobbler. The bird was a good 2 year old, 20 pounds, 10 inch beard and a 7/8-inch spur on one leg and a broken 5/8-inch spur on the other.

Thanks to Freddy and Amy for everything they did to make an enjoyable hunt that much more fun and enjoyable.

Monkey High Rise Apartment Burns to Ground

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