Old Sam, the deer poacher, and Warden Cobb had a running battle in the Northwoods of Minnesota for years- from Oct. through Nov., Sam slipped out undetected and took any deer he saw with his .44-40 Winchester lever action-- Finally the Warden retired, and told his rookie replacement about staking out Sam's cabin in the early AM--and how to follow him undetected.
First AM in Oct. that year, the rookie is at his post- light appears from inside the cabin, Old Sam, steps out on the deck boards, unzips his fly, and relieves himself on the ground. Then he looks up, and shouts: "Hey Warden, kinda cold out there- I'm making coffee and bacon with flapjacks, come on in."
This scene plays out over time, until Old Sam is in the hospital with a terminal illness from which he will die. The rookie goes to visit, and asks him-"Sam, all those mornings we had breakfast together in your cabin, how did you know I was outside?" Easy,replied Sam: "Two things I do every morning from Oct. through Nov.; (1) Get up and piss, and (2) yell "Hey Warden"! Worked every time, didn't it?"
