2012 Archery buck

Here is my buck for the year. It's a lot smaller than the two big ones I saw from that stand yesterday. He was the 11th buck I have seen from there in the last two mornings. I thought he was a big one I saw yesterday. He came in at full speed behind a cedar tree. I had a split second to decide to shoot it or not and before I knew it the arrow hit it right behind the shoulder. He was only 5 yards away. The steep angle caused the arrow to come out the bottom of his chest. I center punched one lung and put a slice in the other. He went an incredible distance but left a great trail the entire time. We found him laying up against our neighbors old barn next to a road. It was taking its last breaths. My mom came with my truck. We drug it around the corner of the barn and right into the truck. That was nice. It is a lot smaller than I first thought, but I am still happy with it. I have had a rough season that started with me falling from a tree. I am not going to have as much time to hunt in the next couple of weeks so it is nice to know I already have a buck. Now I can relax and try to get a doe with one of my handmade longbows. A friend of mine shipped me some flint knapped points to hunt with. I hope to put one to use.