I finally connected on a buck tonight, just want some thoughts from you guys.

Despite the wind and rain, I decided to hunt this evening. On Monday I was hunting grouse and on the way out saw two nice bucks feeding in a cut cornfield. I hiked in there tonight and climbed a maple tree in a point that looked like a good spot for deer to enter the field.

At 6:00, I saw the side of a deer walking my way at about 60 yards, so I stood up for the shot. Immediately I saw he was a buck, and a good one at that. As he walked closer I saw that he had brow tines and was a legal buck. At 40 yards he looked in my direction, then went back to feeding, edging closer. He passed behind a tree, giving me an oppurtunity to draw. When he emerged he was walking right to me, so I continued to wait on him. He passed another tree and stopped broadside at 20 steps. I settled the pin on his side, and all of the sudden, he noticed me. I cut the shot, and he exploded downward. As he ran off, I could see my arrow sticking out of him pretty high in the neck/shoulder area. The arrow had penetrated to my cresting, so I got 20+ inches of shaft in him. I' m just not sure where. I said a little prayer and climbed down. I couldn' t find any blood where he stood, so I marked the spot and snuck out.

I' ve already decided to wait ' til tommorow to follow up the shot. Wish me luck.

Tyler