Rocky - Thank you for the support! I am really glad that I didn't realize how big he actually was, I'm not sure if I could have made the shot if I would have known! haha
It took me about 6 hours after the fact to stop shaking last nite and I got the jitters again this morning when I loaded him up to take to my taxidermist.
To make my story even better last year I missed this very same buck, in the same field with my rifle 3 times. Last year I figured he was a 160" deer or so, and I never did figure out how I missed him. I think it was fate doing its job! This was also the first time I've seen this buck since last year when I missed him, and I shot him within a mile of my house.