Finally after 5 years of unsucsessful hunting trips i bagged my first whitetail yesterday, 1/25/03,during NJ's permit shotgun season. me and my buddy were in a groundblind at the edge of a field near a hedgerow that divided 2 fields. Right before sunset a group of deer came down the far side of the hedgerow and into sight about 35 yards out. they weren't stopping so my buddy hit a call and they froze, i put the bead of my 870 Express on the closest one and let the 000 Buck fly. it was a clean shot and the deer took off about 50 yds before dropping. it was an antlerless, probably about a year or so old. i'm glad i finally got my first deer, hopefully i'll have better luck from now on. Anyone else bag thier first deer this season?