I went to a field I have permission on at daybreak today looking for a snow goose. Lots of high flying birds with no shooting opportunities.

Around 9:00 another hunter showed up and asked if I minded him hunting there too. He indicated he was going farther along to a pile of brush near a ditch.

"Yeah sure, no problem."

As the morning progressed there were more high flying birds and when the occasional low one came by, I missed and short-shucked my 870 twice missing a 2nd shot.

The other guy got a few shots off.

Around 11:30 I packed up and headed for the truck. He came out of his blind and came rushing over to me with a snow goose.

"Here, want this one?" he asked. "I got three so far."

I told him that it was okay, I'd have other opportunities.

He insisted and made me take the bird saying, "I really appreciate that you let me hunt here with you today, a lot of other guys would make a fuss and tell me to go elsewhere."

It's not my field and I have no say who hunts there or not, but still, that was a very kind gesture on his part.