Curt,
I was looking at your initial pics (from up in the tree) and I thought "Hey...I recognize that little piece of treestand. That's a Staghorn". I was pretty good friends with Ralph Gorsuch (Sr) and hunted on a bunch of his prototype stands. I still own about a dozen of them. Ralph was a great friend, a muleskinner to trade with, and a tireless hunter. He died several years back and I often think of him when I'm on his stand. He'd be happy to know his stands are still in use, and still finding success beneath them. Congrats on a fine kill.
Kevin