thanx guys...i cant believe this made it to Matt or Frank status......i KNOW its a big deal to me. but you guys are alot more understanding. a couple of my friends couldnt believe me when i said hes going to the taxidermist. some people understand..true diehards like us. sure theres bigger and better bucks out there. i betcha within the next 10 yrs i kill a bigger one at some point..but nothing will compare to the first. i want to look up every night in bed and see him hanging above me. i want to picture that arrow sinking into his chest again and again.

i cant wait to get my hands back on them antlers friday!!

germ, thanks bud. i surely couldnt have gotten a better hit. he ran but i dont think it was real hard of a run. you could tell he was dead..but i dont think he charged off..i watched the arrow sink and my knees started hitting together lol..you know. i watched him run and he stopped and looked around and i watched the legs get shakey and down he went. got on the radio hoping my buddy was near and holler "BUCK down baby!!" then i let out a rebel yell.

my buddy came half jogging down the mountain..he was way uptop and on the other side. having him there made it that much sweeter..i was there for his this year. we kinda had a tag team thing goin on. i helped him scout and showed him the tree i would hunt. he hunted it and got it done. i helped him take the stands at camp down last year..never even hunted from them. guess its kinda good karma.

thanx guys....look for the update next year when i get the mount back...ive decided 100% that hes going on the wall...picking him up friday weather the meat is done or not and taking him saturday or sunday to get mounted. man mom might kill me if i put a head and cape in the fridge