It took four years

[BMN]

Great job. Congrats.  

[woodchucker]

CONGRATULATIONS My Friend!!!!!!!!!!  

[eagle24]

Congratulations!  Well done.

[yellow bow]

nice buck,congrats!

[Baffinland Archer]

Congratulations and thank you for making me feel better. This is my second year and I have thus far come home empty-handed. Not for lack of trying, believe me.

[Crooked Stic]

Thats a dandy buck right there.  

[deertraks]

Way to go!  

[GingivitisKahn]

Great job.  Sounds to me you did things right enough.  

p.s. Cologne during deer season?!  Heresy!  :-D

[4runr]

Pics are very good enough! Thanks Brother!

Nice buck!

[LV2HUNT]

Nice job! Congrats  

[John3]

beautiful buck..

[BillJ]

Hey GingivitisKhan, I've hunted many many an hour without cologne and come up empty.  Maybe it was the cologne that attracted him in the first place!  Maybe I'm on to something there!  Maybe I'll start hunting with cologne all the time! ;-)

Thanks to all for the nice comments.  I have a question, though, as I've pondered this hunt a bit.  

When I hit him, I didn't get a pass through, and as he walked away he snagged the arrow on a bush and broke it off.  I retrieved most of it, but the zwickey remained in the deer.  When I field dressed him I never found it though, and was quite worried that I would lose a finger in the process.  How do you guys deal with field dressing a deer when you are pretty sure there's a nasty broadhead lurking somewhere within?

[GingivitisKahn]

Lol - you may be on to something there.  Get someone on VS a sample of your brand and I'll bet you could sell it by the gallon.

By the same token, for the lady hunters out there (that is, hunters who happen to be ladies, not those looking for ladies), I think we need to market scent-free perfume.  This is an idea worth millions!

:-D

[kennym]

Great first!! Congrats!!      

[twosheds]

Congrats on your first!!!! Beautiful deer.