just my 2 cents here.......many thanks for all the kind words for bruce and myself - very kind indeed!!!
Bruce and Graham..What an awesome story of friendship and yes, even love. Thank-you for sharing. We see so many posts about what is "bad" about hunting, this was a welcome change!
End notes: Last night Graham and his wife were over for dinner after he and I went thunting. Backstrap from the buck rolled in crushed pepper, seared at high heat in a pan and then finished in a 500 degree oven for a few minutes, nice and very rare. 3 dipping sauces: raspberry based, balsamic vinegar based and mustard based. Venison never tasted better for a lot of reasons. Tuck and I found the arrow that I lost in the laurel. Not too far back, only .6 of a mile. Thanks again for the many kind and generous comments.
I loved the story and I read all of it Kudos to your brother, sounds like one great guy and congrats on your buck, its a beauty!