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Old 10-23-2008, 06:20 PM
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Im planning on closing in on a pair of big boys that i believe are bedding on a 70 yard long finger sticking out into the lake. If it goes well, there is a very strong possibility it will end up in the water. The finger is only 10 yards wide. Just wanting to know if I should plan on swimming right away or if I would have time to go get a boat.
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Old 10-23-2008, 06:29 PM
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As for swimming/boating I have no idea... but dead deer float.[8D]
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Old 10-23-2008, 06:30 PM
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Deer float there hair is hollow and makes them more bouyant , in fact they are good swimmer because of it


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Old 10-23-2008, 07:19 PM
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They float. Two years ago I was part of a deer"drive" and we pushed a hillside on the side of a lake. Kicked out a big buck and my buddy shot him where he then had nowhere to run because there was about ten of us "surrounding" him,so the buck dove into the lake and swam about fifty yards out untill he died and just floated there with his huge rack sticking out of the water. We were very lucky because we had happened to see 2 hunters who were on their boat watching the hillsides where the bucks like to hide. One of most interesting and exciting hunts so far!
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