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Old 12-29-2008 | 03:44 PM
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Congrats.
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Old 12-29-2008 | 03:52 PM
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Great story! Congrats on the harvest.
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Old 12-29-2008 | 06:16 PM
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I think your lucky and your good, it is not an either orthing. Also rule #1 hunt where there are lots of deer!! Good job, congrads.
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Old 12-29-2008 | 07:06 PM
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I think your lucky and your good, it is not an either orthing. Also rule #1 hunt where there are lots of deer!!

You're right chapman- the very large #'s of deer around might have something to do with it. We own a 60 acre plot, and we've taken 9 deer this year off of it, and haven't even made a dent in the general population. We've averaged 7 deer per year for the past 6 years and the #'s keep growing!
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Old 12-29-2008 | 07:09 PM
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Congrats on the doe!
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Old 12-29-2008 | 07:17 PM
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Nice job. Meat in the freezer


Oh yeah. I ll take lucky anytime
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Old 12-29-2008 | 08:32 PM
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Great info...and nice deer!
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Old 12-30-2008 | 05:13 AM
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congrats
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Old 12-30-2008 | 06:09 AM
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nice report, thanks.
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Old 12-30-2008 | 06:13 AM
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Congrats on a fine kill
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