Plot summary
Joel is shocked when Maggie shows up with a magnificent deer she has shot. After she berates him for not knowing what he is talking about, he decides to go along on a hunting trip with Holling and Chris. He ends up shooting a grouse before taking it back to try and treat the bird to health, but it ends up dead. Meanwhile, Ed worries about Ruth-Anne after her foot injury and finding out that she just turned 75. Ed throws a belated surprise party for Ruth-Anne at The Brick, with some of the food provided by the hunters.
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