My first was a six point at 15 yards. I was so nervous that I jerked the shot and hit the liver. It was incapacitated but still breathing when I walked up on it. As I was reaching for my knife to finish it off, it expired on it's own.

I'm not real proud of that shot, but it was my first. I'm glad it was only 15 yards because at that short distance, even a bad shot still managed to hit a vital organ. Had it been 25 yards I probably would have hit the stomach and I might not have found it. That's why I like short shots - greater margin for error. Especially for newbies.