Elk Hunting in the Wilderness

Two hunters hired a pilot to fly them into the far north so they could go elk hunting. They were quite successful in their venture, and bagged six big bucks.

When they returned to where the plane was stationed, they started loading their gear into the plane, including the six elk, but the pilot objected. "The plane can take out only four of your elk," he said. "You will have to leave two behind."

They argued with him, stating that the year before they had shot six elk and the previous pilot had allowed them to put all of the elk on board. That plane had been the same model and capacity as this one.

Reluctantly, the pilot finally permitted them to put all six of the elk on the plane.

As they attempted to take off to leave the valley where they had been hunting, the little plane struggled. The pilot tried as hard as he could to keep the plan aloft, but they crashed in the wilderness.

Climbing out of the wreckage, one hunter said to the other, "Do you know where we are?"

"I think so," replied the other hunter. "I think this is about the same place we crashed last year."