Steve, Man, that bites that you got the fever on your big chance. Things happen, been pretty lucky that way myself but i've been known to get all shook up AFTER the deed is done. Few years ago, a bud had gotten a good look, but no shot, at a buck in his morning hunt that he figured i had shot while i was returning to camp around noon. He heard my shot and actually was going to beat me to the kill site. All the while i was trying to navigate up a steep slide area to get there, he was above me in the rocks heading the same way, telling me how huge this buck is, "way over book", "joey, he's a monster!" "You just killed by far you're best buck" stuff like that. I got so excited, so happy, elated, estatic, whatever, that i suddenly had to sit on something fast or fall down. Every bit of strength i had just up and left me.
When he got to my buck he said, "Joey, sorry man, this ain't the same buck"
I could have killed him... if i didn't love the guy. lol
joey