hnt4food,
I have been hunting for about 7 yrs. I also took my biggest (9pt) buck,early season this year. I got into stand @ 6:45am and shot it around 7:15am. I saw where he went down but snuck out at went back home (5min ride). Everyone thats hunts were all still out inother timber...I walked circles in my garage waiting for someone to come out. I could only tell the wife my story so many time Finally around 10:00 I could tell someone and go finally put my hands on it! I know what you mean about getting excited! Are you planning on mounting it?
Crutch