My story came from last year during youth hunt with my son (10 years old). I brought my son to our camp and we went practicing with a smooth bore, bolt action 410 with slugs at 25-30 yards. My son could consistantly hit a 2" circle while practicing. We went hunting the next day in a field that the maximun shot would be 30-35 yards. We were in the blind about an hour and seen one spike and finally a doe walked into the field at about 25-30 yards. My son took the gun off of safety and took the shot and missed. The doe looked up and resumed foraging. My son had the remainder of the shells in his pocket and began to dig one out. He dropped the box of shells and rechambered another shell and reshot. He missed again and the doe looked up and resumed foraging. My son loaded another shell into the chamber and reshot. He missed again and the doe finally decided to move on (she was probably deaf by now). As she was walking off my son loaded another shell into the gun. I told him to shoot but he wouldn' t because he said he could not hit the deer moving. I told him that he wasn' t doing to good when they were still. The hunt turned out better than expected. My son loved the hunt, another father/son combination did shoot a doe and gave us half of it, and I was proud that my son could sit that still for so many hours.
Some hunters I know would have taken the gun and shot the deer for their son. I would have never even considered it. I will remember that hunt forever and I think he will to. Enough people have ragged him about it.

ps I have never been that nervous over a deer that much in 20 year of hunting. I have purchased a new gun for my son (with a scope) for him to use this year. He will get lots of practice at the shooting range. He still can' t wait.