Mule Deer Hunting On The Plains Of South Dakota

Mr. Around Him was definitely going around him via the road ditch! Our hunting guide, Milton Around Him, a proud Native American from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, took a sliding detour off the road and around a stranded motorist on the ice-covered highway.

For the past couple of days, winter’s first attempt had brought a downpour of rain instead of snow, resulting in sheets of ice everywhere. Despite the road of ice before us, I had convinced Milton to show me a new deer hunting location on the opposite side of the reservation. As we sped down the highway at a gripping 15 mph, the car ahead of us started sliding backward down a slight hill, forcing Milton to take the...

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