Congrats on a great buck. Whitetail hunting can sure be a mental grind at times. I had a target buck last year that I finally killed on the last afternoon of the last day of late primitive season. But my kids are grown and I’m retired. I’ve got more time these days.
I finished off a 1.5 year old 4 point whitetail years ago that had been shot in the front knee. It was holding on by a thread. Much smaller than I wanted to shoot, but felt he needed finishing off.
Good podcast listen showing how things can turn bad in a hurry.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epic-outdoors-podcast/id1204967493?i=1000633655861