Well First of all, let me THANK the guys that stood behind me and didnt rag on me for taking what i guess some called a marginal to bad shot.. It was Broadside, SLIGHTLY quartering to me, i could still see my pin as bright as day, WITHOUT a LIGHT, i could see the deer, I had WHITE FEATHERS, a SHARP 100 gr Muzzy tipped arrow and it was about an 18 yrd shot.. I wont take that shot next time.. (HAHA)

Well, I FOUND HIM.. He's a 9 pointer, 18 inch inside spread and GOOD mass..

I shot him SUnday night and looked for the arrow after about 15 mins.. I found the arrow FULL of blood.. I left and came back alomost two hours later with two buddies. WE found GREAT BLOOD then it petered out. I told them, lets get out of here until tomorrow morning. I took a day off of work and was out looking just after first light. I looked for more blood but couldnt find any.. I looked at his line of travel and decided if this was a fatal shot, i thot he would keep going the way he was going, straight into the THICK SWAMP. I followed deer trails and easy paths through thick poop and looked in everything i could think of. NO DEER.. I looked for 3 hours straight. I left for the day and went home and thot about the shot and the arrow.. I kept telling myself. THIS DEER IS DOWN.. I couldnt get over the amount of blood on the arrow.. I came on here and posted the post that i did. THanks to some great people, i went back with added optimism and took my dad with me. I told him where i thought the deer had traveled and he went one way and I went the other. I followed the edge of a highway all the way down to where a creek crosses it. I then followed the creek edge, looking all over. I walked over a little knoll about 10 yrds from the creek, and there he LAY, DEAD.. He's my widest buck ever at 18". For a Gogebic County Buck, that is pretty DARN good.. After I found the buck and did my dance of Joy, I hung my Hat on his RACK and went back to meet my dad.. He never showed.. I started getting worried, he is 74 yrs old and thought maybe he was hurt. I started back into the swamp and finally heard him yell.. He FOUND MY BUCK TOO.. He was waiting for me there..(lol) He told me , "thats the first time I ever seen a Buck with an ADIDAS hat on his Rack!!"

What a Drag that was..1/2 mile from where I Shot him. But i wouldnt trade it for anything..
Persistance and YOU GUYS made this hunt a SUCCESFULL ONE.. Mikey S was dead on the nuts along with a couple other guys too... THANKS.. I owe you one..

Thanks AGAIN..

Mathewsboy..