If you consider yourself a hunter,PIC ADDED!

[kyfiddledave]

A true hunter and outdoorsman- my hat's off to you.

[Andy Cooper]

Now THAT'S a HUNTING story!    

     

[Cyclic-Rivers]

 I am not worthy!

Congrats and Kudos.

[DannyBows]

Well Done!  

[pronghorn23]

Good Job!

[Bonebuster]

You could share a hunting camp with me, anywhere, anytime!!!

Excellent story of determination and skill.

Few hunts are as satisfying, I`m sure!!!  

[SEMO_HUNTER]

I have lost but a few in my lifetime and they haunt you for a very long time afterwards.
You did a great and nobel thing by tracking that buck down and finishing the job, but the way you described the wound he may have survived had you not found him. It's always better to be sure and finish the job with whatever it takes to get er done!
I hit a doe in the shoulder one season and knocked her flat to the ground, broke the shoulder and somehow missed the vitals. My brother and I tracked that doe for over a mile until the blood trail completely quit and she never laid down, not once.

The next year I saw her with twin fawns and how I know it was her was the hump she had in the top of her shoulder when she walked. The shoulder blade grew back a bit out of place and it produced a little hump under the skin when whe walked......we nick named her "Humpy"
Long story short......Humpy went on to live another 5 years raising twins every year until my uncle shot her during gun season one year. She didn't have any fawns that year and she was dry....no milk bag. Even though she survived a broken shoulder and a broadhead through the brisket she healed up just fine and got around just great like it never happened and raised fawns every year until she became barren, and ended up living an otherwise normal life.

I know that still doesn't make it right by any means, but sometimes there is a happy ending to a horror story........every once in awhile.

[S.C. Hunter]

very nice!

[bayoulongbowman]

100 percent club! yeah buddy! mark#78

[DeerSpotter]

Could we see photo's of the warrior !

Carl

[Mack Marine]

 We owe it to our prey, every effort to recover them after the shot.

[wildgame]

that deer was trophy in its self!!!

[sagebrush]

It's not the size of the horns that make a trophy but the difficulty of the hunt. You have a real trophy that is worthy to be hung with the best. Gary

[YORNOC]

On my way to get some pics. You shall behold the mighty one later today!

[eidsvolling]

Your effort was a great way to honor the animal and hunting.  Thanks for posting this.

[BCWV]

Way to go! If we hunt long enough, a lost animal is going to happen but I too have seen some give up to soon.
I hate to hear a bowhunter use the term "I stuck one", it's usually followed by "but couldn't find it".
Great job on your part.

[bolong]

I could not agree more. Well said.

[huntin_sparty]

Great stuff!

[Mike Theis]

A great example for your friend, and great ending. Way to stick with it.

 

[YORNOC]

Here he is, the toughest,smartest,trickiest critter I've met yet. The "Mighty Warrior" himself!