Elk Hunt Permit Auction Update

Luke previously noted that the state of Tennessee would be auctioning one of the five permits it will issue this year to hunt elk (the other four were awarded in a random draw). Well, the auction has closed, and the winning bid was $17,700. The winner won't be bagging the elk himself, however. He gave the permit to his wife as a gift.

"She supports me and takes care of our boys when I go off hunting all of the time so I wanted to do something for her,'' said Andy, who has been married 5½ years. "That, along with the fact that one of the five people that are shooting this thing ought to be a woman."

Excuse me, while I go wipe the tears from my eyes at that beautiful gesture.