I remember skipping school one day to go fishing. They were hitting like they didn't eat for a month and decided I should keep a couple.
I filleted about 8 bass and my mom caught me putting them in the freezer and asked if I skipped to go fishing? She told me to not do it again but keep a few fillets out for dinner.
Back in the day our deer gun opened on the Monday following thanksgiving and it was considered a holiday and we didn't have school. During the week if we went hunting my written excuse would say
"Birddog missed school because he was hunting" (no that's not my real name)