Yep, they are Jersey swamp deer.And some people say there ain't no big deer in the Jersey pines! It took me almost 6hrs to get each one of them out on 2 separate days. That's 12 hrs. of draggin'. The water was deep enough at times to float a boat. I think the antlers were dark from rubbin' on some old burned out pine trees.
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By the time gun season comes around, biggin's like these guys are totally nocturnal. Even though were I was, they probably never saw many ( if any ) humans. But somewhere in every forest there is a calendar posted with all the deer seasons marked on it. How else would they know when to hide !
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