Well, this morning I was sitting behind a haybale waiting for a doe to emerge from the woods to feed, when I heard something small walking in the corn field not 3 feet away. Hoping it was just a coon I turned and saw, what else but a SKUNK. Ran around the other side of the haybale and he came out right where I was sitting. Put the 10 yard pin on him and let fly. He did manage to make a nice spray of his perfume before he died and got my backpack and everything in it.

At about five this afternoon I went out and hoped I would at least see something. At about 7 oclock when I was walking out past the corn field I heard a deer running through the corn at full tilt. It came out about 10 yds. away and ran with its rearend to me for about another 10 and I grunted to stop it, and possibly turn it around. It turned broadside at 20 yds. and I let fly. Knowing I hit it, I marked where it was standing and where it went into the woods. I called my mom to bring the truck and we tracked it for only 30-40 yds. where it lay dead. When I put the flashlight on its head, I saw it was a button buck.

This was my first season hunting and my first deer, but I still felt kinda bad that it was a button buck.

Anyways, I felt better that it only went 40 yds. and the arrow was a complete passthrough. And the meat we do get will be good eating.

CJW