Congrats on a nice buck and an inspiring story. Some of the most memorable deer are not always the ones with the biggest racks. They are the ones you really had to work for or are a composite of a lot of different factors and experiences that went into a particular hunt. I've gotten a very few really big racks in my life but some of my most memorable hunts involve a doe or a small fork horn and how I got them. That's where some of my fondest hunting memories are. You surely put in the time, effort, and persistence on this one and I'm glad it paid off for you. Now that you've written your story down, keep it always. I've known old timers who chronicled some of their most memorable hunting experiences and 30 or 40 years later they could re-read them and then recall everything about that day. Otherwise, they say you forget a lot of the small details that go into the entire story. So even if your brain gets fuzzy in old age you can still relive some great experiences.
