ORIGINAL: ddlyrfl3006
Then he went in the woods and presented me with a 40 yard shot and just as I was about to pull back again, he stumbled a bit, so I thought that I may have hit him and decided not to take the shot.
Congratulations on a deer of a lifetime, unless your extrememly lucky.
Now on your quote, if you know you hit an animal, never pass an opportunity to get another arrow in them. Your hit could have turned out much worse than it did and you might have missed a real opportunity.
Again, congrats, is there any chance you can shrink your photo in the contest thread?