That doesn't sound like cheeky and fun shenanigans at all. That would be evil shenanigans.
I saw and experienced plenty of shit back in my day too. Kids can be mean.
I'm gonna try the Gen 2 Ulterra for the price I got it for. For only $250 more than the Terrova, I'll roll the dice. Minn Kota has been good to me so far with customer service as well.
I would love an opportunity like that in the badlands whilst chasing mule deer. I always buy my fur bearer for that reason alone. I would not have walked after that cat without a weapon.
I would check salvage yards for a scrap door in good shape. Might even luck out with the right color. Picked one up back in college for an Olds Aurora that had a deer hit. Strasburg, ND is where I got that one.
After I have patterned my mule deer I gather huge piles of sage brush and hide behind a pronghorn decoy. I don't think I would hunt without my sage brush bait piles.
So he decided to give it to depreciation instead. The moment he fires that up the resale probably plummeted by 20-25%. Could have just paid the 15-25% taxes and had cash in his hand.