hi !
well , he was there. bloated up and floating about 200yds downstream.
one antler broken right off the other half craked off.
shot right through.just behind shoulder blade..so we think he did a header right off the cliff onto the rocks and bounced right into the river . dead.
too bad. he was my first buck too. but i feel better as the mystery is solved and my shot was bang on. under "normal" circumstances he would have gone 50 yards and died.
thansk for you help!
ps. right through both lungs so i imagine he sank very quickly.