Yea Im thankful I was able to take such a great buck...put in a lot of scoutin time and had kind of an intrestin mornin that mornin. I woke up with the worst knee pain but muscled thru the over 2 mile hike thru thick palmettos n lots of water. I didnt get in my stand til almost 8 n felt mighty discouraged gettin in there late but gained some hope when i seen a doe after about 45 minutes and then a four point about half hour after that. right about 10:15 i heard crashin thru the other side of the bayhead ithought it sounded like a buck gettin up from a bed. I was expectin that 4 point but seen the big 8oint racin the sawgrass inside the swamp all i could see was his head in rack...after seein he was headin in thicker i took the shot in the back of his head at about 120 yds. n dropped him...definitely the grace of god, hard work, enduring pain and tough terrain n a little luck all comin together