Great story
Bronko. There's nothing like a young clear cut for holding deer. They bed down, get up and feed in a twenty yard circle, then bed down again until they're hungry again. No need for a buck to move out of there until the rut or some prime food source attracts them, such as acorns falling.
I don't know how you "actually" lost your license or whether beer was involved, but the way you worked that excuse into the story was really inventive.