My hunting partner and I had a similar problem. However, the deer was lost. The folks that worked there kept playing my partner since he was the one that took the deer in. When he finally demanded to talk to the Owner the owner asked him if it would be all right if he substituted a different deer for his deer or he offered a refund. My buddy took the deer but never took another deer back there.

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