RE: Your first deer ever....
My first deer was taken when I was 14. I had just seen a buck and missed an opportunity to get a shot as he ran over the hill. When I got over the crest of the hill, there was a buck just standing up from being bedding down in a blowdown. I pulled up and squeezed the trigger hitting him in the neck and dropping him on the spot. He was a 4 point. 3 on the right and a single 12" spike running down the side of his head on the left. Very odd looking but very cool. That was 16 years ago, but still remember every detail.