Drizzu213-
Thanks for the heads up, next time I'll be sure to range the head since that's what i'm aiming for, sheesh. Oh yeah come to NC and shoot an 170 lb. doe and we'll talk.
GMMAT-
bino's would have been great, but my father previously became disabled and with having to pack everything in for him and me there's barely enough room in my pack for the nikon 440.
I posted this as a newbie to the sight and for pure entertainment, not to be picked apart of what i did wrong. I know that I should have taken more time to study the deer, but I got a little excited, which is what is supposed to happen, correct? I floated around the boards here for awhile before posting and decided to finally post cuz you guys seemed like a good group of people. I thought eventually I would be able to help someone out, but looks like I'm the one who needs to keep learning, well think i'll go back to reading instead of posting. Good luck to all you gentlemen, hope you all kill big ones.
Brandon