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Deer Wars
Television (Full Length) – 2007
There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.– A heli-hunter pilot's saying
I just couldn’t wait to get up in the morning ... I just couldn’t wait to get into it, and I was getting paid for it, and getting paid well ... I just hoped that I lived forever doing this.– A hunter reflects on what drove him to do it
Over 80 men died in the pursuit of deer, and many more were injured.– From the documentary's narration
A lot lived as if there was no tomorrow ... and sometimes there wasn’t.– A wife (a virtual war bride) reflects
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