Well I am in Kansas and that is a good sized deer by any standards. As far as I am concerned any deer with a bow is a trophy. Same goes for a handgun.
I quit chasing horns several years ago. Lost a lot of my private ground I was hunting on, over 2000 acres all at once.
Don't think yours is small. Buddy of mine shot one with his XP and layed the pistol on the side of the deer. Grip was at the hip and the end of the barrel was touching close to center of the front shoulder. Had to have been a late fawn, I have had dogs bigger.
Good job and a great story. Now the work begins.
Jeff
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