I love whitetails yes. They have become the only thing I hunt now, exclusively. No desire to hunt anything else, except for bull Elk someday in my dreams maybe.
Ionce attempted to free a trophy 10 PT. WT from a fence, on the last day of archery season and with an unfilled tag.
Fair is fair. Any other way is never contemplated with me.

You did good, but you could have just shot him like you would an armed trespasser.