Jan 19, 2005 20:02
Moose Hunters and A Pilot
Two moose hunters from Texas are flown near
a remote lake in Alaska. They have a good hunt
and both manage to get a large moose. When the
plane returns to pick them up, the pilot looks at
the animals and says, "This little plane won't lift
all of us, the equipment, and both those animals.
You'll have to leave one. We'd never make it
over the trees on the take off."
"That's baloney!" says one of the hunters. "Yeah,"
the other agrees, "you're just chicken. We came
out here last year and got two moose and that
pilot had some guts! He wasn't afraid to take off!"
"Yeah", said the first hunter, "and his plane wasn't
any bigger than yours!"
The pilot got angry and said, "Hell, if he did it,
then
I can do it! I can fly as well as anybody!"
They loaded up, taxied at full throttle, and the
plane almost made it, but didn't have the lift to
clear the
trees at the end of the lake. It clipped the tops,
then flipped, broke up, and scattered the baggage,
animal carcasses, and passengers all through the
brush.
Still alive, but hurt & dazed, the pilot sat up,
shook
his head to clear it, and said, "Where are we?"
One of the hunters rolled out from behind a bush,
looked around and said, "I'd say ... about a
hundred yards further than last year."