My first deer with a bow was taken in 1984, I believe. It was also a button buck. I got it with a Bear Whitetail at 15yds.

I was new to bow hunting and learn by trial and error. I remember that day clearly. I remember soaking my tennis shoes with doe-in-heat scent and walking to a permenant tree stand.( boards nailed to a tree)

I waited in that tree for about 2 hours watching the sun work its way toward the horizon. I heard a twig snap to my right and looked over and saw a deer, with its nose to the ground, following where I walked in.
My heart started thumping out of my chest. It seemed like forever as the little button buck worked its way in front of me. I tried to draw my bow but couldn't. Then I lifted it high in the air and yanked it back. I took the shot and the rest is history. I was proud of that deer. Back then, not many guys, in my area, hunted with a bow and few were successful.