Thanks, Mauser. I appreciate all the encouraging words. My solace is I'll have a little piece of this deer with me forever (his hide).....and I'll remember the moment I saw him, forever. He was.....BEAUTIFUL.

the little woodlot I shot him in is less than 10 Acres. I know he had a hard time hiding.....and I know there hasn't been anyone hunting those woods for YEARS. I also know he had a target on his back that was HUGE. I don't regret taking him........It's just going to have to sink in.

Jeff