Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

As a ‘detail man’ or pharmaceutical representative, we had to be not only up to speed with product knowledge, but also quick with jokes and even short stories. That is if you wanted to be successful!

Since I had taken up archery, this was one of the key entrees I used to make witty conversations. I was calling on a pharmacy in Brownsville. The pharmacist said, let me tell you a true archery story.
A friend and he decided to take up archery with the possibility of going hunting. They had progressed far enough they thought it would be fun to go out on a nearby pasture and see if they could shoot some cotton tail rabbits.

Well, they had several shots, but the rabbits were further away and could easily jump out of the way of their arrows. Finally, the pharmacist said he got close enough to one rabbit, it seemed to be a cinch shot. However, the bunny dodged the arrow which bounced and flew on over the hill.
Upon reaching the top of this small rise, he said there was a cow standing there with his arrow sticking out of her side. She was bellowing and upon seeing them, ran off.

The pharmacist said within a week, the local newspaper had a leading story that Vandals were running amok in Brownsville! Everyone was cautioned to keep a close watch on their cattle and other animals. That was the reason he had not continued with bow hunting! Just Sayin…RJS

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

Good story there and good you didn't get caught.
When we were kids one day we just shot arrows up into the air and they went into neighbors back yard. [big yards back then] In hindsight we were SO lucky no one was back there. Don't remember hearing anything about the arrows they must have found either. ??? Only two.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

There was an excellent archery range in Houston, all along the wooded bayou. By far the best I had ever seen. But some jackass shot some arrows across this bayou and the arrows landed on the lawn of a swanky hotel. The range was closed permanently! How stupid can you get? Just Sayin...RJS

Placerville Loc: Northern California

To this day. Some still ruin it for everyone!

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

I can't imagine the individual's purpose in launching arrows, especially hunting arrows with razor heads toward a high population hotel. It would have been the same as launching arrows to land in someone's yard! Hunting arrows are supposed to have the name, address and phone # of the owner, and obviously these did not. Just Sayin...RJS

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

Mr. Robert, that was a accident and I couldn't just walk away 🥴 I would have had to found the owner of the cow and tried to get help, even if it ment getting in trouble... That's why people will not let anyone go on there land anymore, when we were kids we could hunt and fish all the farms around where we lived because back then we did the right thing 🙏 just my opinion, Chuck

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Well, I was just the beneficiary of the story, not a party to the act! Yes, the right thing was to find the owner and attempt to make amends. Just Sayin...RJS

Chuckay Loc: Central Florida

Mr. Robert, I knew you were just telling the story 👍 I was just saying the way I was raised that I couldn't leave an animal like that... 🙏
Hope you and Mrs. Jean are doing well 🙏
And I love reading your stories 👍 Thanks