Congratulations. Nice deer...
Great story as always and this really caught my attention...
"I could hear leaves falling and a woodpecker hammering. I need to learn to listen more. "
Just started doing this this year: While sitting in stand I would say to myself " What do you see, what to you smell, what do you hear" about once an hour. I was always fairly observant, but this new deal "really opened my eyes" so to speak to so much more.
The explicit effort to focus on the added senses was great.
Congrats again.