I think the Viking quarterback Josh Dobbs quashed any thoughts of him being a one game wonder when he and the Vikings defeated the New Orleans Saints 27-19 Sunday for his second win. He showed his athletic ability when he scored a TD by hurdling over the defense at the pylon of the goal line. It looks to me that all of the Vikings seem to have stepped up their games despite losing Cousins and split end Justin Jefferson (who was on the sidelines Sunday). One Viking that has caught my attention in both of the last two games is tight end T.J. Hockenson. On Sunday Josh Dobbs threw a beautiful ball down the middle of the field to Hockenson who carried it into the end zone for a score. On the previous Sunday he took a pass and clawed his way into the end zone.
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Deer hunting has finished its second weekend and the reports seem to be better. Nick Pawlenty, hunting with relatives and friends in the Motley area, thinned out the herd there by harvesting three with Nick connecting on a four point buck. Nick said he saw a fair amount of ruffed grouse which is usually the case when you’re after deer. Gordy Paumen, who operates a computer service and solutions business out of Buffalo, said he and his boys harvested four deer this year, something he felt was more than adequate for their families. He took his by bow and arrow early in the season. You’ve probably seen him in his red repair truck making service calls in Maple Lake. He said his brother Tim and two boys harvested deer on the home place (the former Les and Dar Paumen farm south of Maple Lake).
Steve Loch and his brother Nick hunted Saturday beginning about 10 a.m. armed with coffee and donuts and Nick’s 20 gauge slug gun. Steve said they saw plenty of deer, about 10, but it was difficult for Nick who was handicap hunting from a vehicle. He got some shooing, but they apparently came home empty handed, but full of donuts. I wonder if any if my readers remember deer were transported on the front fenders of the family car back in the 40’s and earlier. Back then a lot of the urban people and most of the farmers didn’t have pickups like they do today. Some used trailers, but it wasn’t uncommon to see the antlers of a buck or head of doe on a fender, sometimes on both sides!