well I guess your not that " bad" of a shot Bob.

I have seen deer many times that had a gimp leg, they seemed to be able to hold their own when running off with other deer. So was the deer likely to recover? I think absent a front leg is really no big deal for most animals, Heck I keep seeing a 3 legged cat hanging around my work complex that seems to do just fine. As far as tthe push? well I have watched many a hunting show that had soft pushes in them, I know that Milo Hansons Record Buck was harvested durring a push, he does not deny it at all, Does that make it any less of a deer? Only you and your ethics can detemine what YOU think. I say be proud of your animal. Not everybody puts in the time, some are just lucky,some are good, That does not change the fact they took a deer.