Thanks for all the kind words everyone.

For those that said they were sorry this happend to me, I'm not. Like GR8 said, its one of the few life changing things that happens, the key is to grow from it......and I have. It has made me cherish every day I am alive and every day that I get to spend with my wife and young son is so much sweeter. Everytime I enter the woods, I enjoy it to the fullest, regardless of the weapon in my hands.

I've never had a problem telling this story, but it was very difficult to "put on paper."

Again, thanks a bunch....hunt hard and be safe.

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die tomorrow."