if that deer was killed on public land then i think you made a great decision in taking him. just because if i was huntin the same land and you let him walk i would have definitely takin a crack at him. awesome lookin deer though. congrats. i had to pass up a similar looking deer, just with a smaller rack, because it was on a drive and i had standers about 30 yards ahead of me. it was neat to have him stand 15 yards in front of me though for about two minutes. such a tease. congrats again