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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wildeyes" data-source="post: 60309" data-attributes="member: 452">[ATTACH]2807[/ATTACH][ATTACH]2807[/ATTACH][ATTACH]5466[/ATTACH]First off, I hunt public land been doing it for o S**t 40 years wow ok now the story, Last weekend packed up my stand headed 3/4 mile into the jungle and it is a jungle this year wind was wrong for that spot but the wind was going to change and put it up and left it for a  Saturday night when the wind was right. I get there at 2:00 and sit until 415 at that time about a hour before dark I like to stand up easier to move without make noise. doe walks by about 430 up wind I'm think great buck soon to follow. Then at 445 I heard noise that damn near scares you because it so loud here comes Joe blow bowhunter crashing through the woods to get to his stand which I notice is 75 yards away from me. Its only  30 min before dark I'm thinking WTF really!!!! so I wait until dark move out off the stand leave.  On Thursday with the wind, do me some still hunting  I go to a area that requires you to park your vehicle and walk in the narley, ugly, thick jungle. I still hunt in about 1/2 mile find a good tree to stand behind with crossing game trails its 3pm so I hang there for 1 1/2  hour . I was looking up wind and I think I see a set of horns moving around in the grass and trees sure enough I see a deer head attached to the horns so I bring up the gun and do one of those ok there is the horns the body should be right about there and the deer disappears into the jungle. so I just hang there wondering if that deer was bedded there. I wait for 1/2 hour before dark thinking im going to work my way to that area incase he is bedded there. when I start to work my way back I get into the area where this deer was looked over and the deer is coming down the trail at me 35 yard away doesn't see me he stops I shoot he runs by me at 15 ft and piles up. I get him gutted out then the fun starts. its 5pm and I got 1/2 mile to drag him out, did I say this is the jungle S**t at 7pm I get back to my truck WOW. but you know it was all worth it.  When I get him hung up I'm looking at him thinking man you look big for a deer that is only maybe 2 years old so I take a look at the teeth which he barely has all of his teeth are worn to the gum line.  buddy of mine has jaw sets from deer  2 to 9 years age (did taxidermy for a lot of years) we guess this deers age at 7.  Sometimes its not how big the horns are its how we get them that matters.</blockquote>

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