Karma is…

by Dec 10, 2014Whitetail Deer

Karma is…

…having a deer bed down next to your tree stand.  This bed was about 15 feet from the bottom of my stand.  When I went out to see where the deer was that Hubby jumped, I noticed this.  The deer were everywhere the guys were, but they just couldn’t make a connection. Maybe next year!

1 Comment

  1. Robin Follette on December 10, 2014 at 11:12 pm

    Sooooooooooo close! I swear they know.

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