"Average effort nets average results"
If there was a picture to confirm your sig line - your hunt and results are it.

"I feel a slight sense of remorse as I watch the spirit of life leave this great beast"

Very impressive stalk, pictures and this line in your post, to me at least, shows you are a true sportsman.
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"I didn't care what she didn't 'low--I would boogie-woogie anyhow" John Lee Hooker