Hdawg went to spend the weekend with a friend at their ranch in Pearsall.  He called us Satruday night and told us that he had taken his first deer and what a deer it was.  The 9-point'r scored 135 on the Boone & Crocket scale and weighed in at 210 lbs.  H may hunt the rest of his life and never bring down another buck like this one.  H was in the deer blind with his pal EJ and they were watching a group of doe and a small buck in front of them when EJ noticed the large buck approaching from behind.   H said he thought they made too much noise while rearranging for the shot but Hdawg got er done with one well place shot from a 270.  We have had some of the backstrap already (pan fried) and it was pretty good.  We also had some excellent venison stew tonight - it was very good.   And, oh yeah, we are going to mount this one.  Fortunately pawpaw is an excellent taxidermist and will get the shoulder mount done sometime this spring.