A group of confused huntsmen who came to the UK on business shot an entire flock of sheep thinking they were fair game.
While visiting the country, the men decided to try the delights of the British countryside and went on a private shoot - with the equipment provided by the landowner.
He gave them guns and hunting dogs, and offered to guide the men, but was told that 'true hunters hunt alone' by the group's translator.
Not wanting to offend them, the landowner agreed but things went terribly awry and the hunters ended up slaughtering an entire flock of sheep - lambs and all.
Hours after the hunters set out, the translator returned saying the party had ran out of ammunition - but the landowner thought nothing of it.
Instead, he restocked the hunters and set them loose onto his grounds once again.
Eventually the group knocked on the door of the main house to return the guns and the landowner noticed with some amusement that they were empty handed.
"'Didn't manage to get any pheasants then?' He asked them. 'No', said one of the Arabs, in excited but broken English. 'But we did manage to shoot lots of those highland deer'.
"This was met with bemusement from the landowner, he didn't own any deer and they weren't even close to the highlands.
"Worried, he stepped outside of his house to the sight of two full fields of sheep with their heads blown off. Like a proper bloodbath.
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