That's awesome, congratulations!!! Haha, I have one here on the hoof still that looks very close to that deer and mine is pretty old looking also. Mine even has a swollen spot on one main beam except on his right side rather than left.
Thanks! This is a deer I have watched all summer and I'm super pumped to get him. I shot him at 30yds from a ground blind. He was bedding in a small corn field and was moving out to the neighboring bean field to feed. His head was down when I drew my bow but he caught movement and looked directly at the blind. I aimed low and he ducked right into it! Thankfully he ran further out into the beans instead of turning back and heading for the corn field. I was using rage hypodermic 2 inch. The broad head cut the rib on the opposite side and only lacked going thru the hide. He went about 100 yds.
great buck! Howd you get him to smile for the pic? haha i guess all deer do go to heaven....hot does everywhere haha