Thanks guys. He's kinda a runty looking thing but the body didn't match the head gear and there's plenty of meat there for me and the family.

Feel very lucky to have bagged him truth be told. Aside from being stubborn I didn't do a whole lot of 'right' that day but man am I glad to have finally succeeded!!!

Great story.  Certainly seems to be the deer that was meant for you!  Great perseverance on the bloodtrail!

Congrats!!!! So happy for you. Looks like a great deer to me.

CONGRATES!!!...he looks just like the one i killed this year...he's along ways from my first but it's the little ones that i like to eat...your family will thank you for not shooting a bigen

Nice story.  Only 3 years?  Took me 13 years to get one and it was a doe.

Bravo, Ross!  

Congrats!!!

Good,hard work pays off Ross! And you have done it, Good Job. I hope my first trad deer is that handsome. Maxx

That's a fine buck right there! They're all trophy's with stick and string. He'll eat good! Well Done and great story.    

good job  and congrat's !
ChuckC

great story! cograts!!  

Great job Ross! Congratulations.

Congrats Ross! Way to stick with your deer even without blood.  Some people give up w/o blood, but some dead deer never drip a drop of blood on the ground.  Awesome job.

Congratulations on a nice looking buck!  Way to go keeping after him!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

Well done!

Ross, Congrats on your first buck. Good read, Hope you have many more in your future. Great job.

Way to stick with the hunt Rossco!  Great deer and a great read.  Here's hoping you have more stories for us in the future.

Good job, glad you recovered your buck, enjoy the eating!