In my experiance, there just HAS to be luck, bad luck, or, maybe divine providence associated with guns. How else would you explain hauling a rifle everywhere you go, just in case you see a fox, coyote, raccoon,ect. Of course, you seldom, if ever, see one. BUT, take the wife and kids some place and leave the gun in the cabinet, and you can bet the fur bearing critters will be standing everywhere you look !!!!