First buck came when i was 13

The group I was with drove deer the first three and a half days of rifle season with much success...me being younger, i was not elected as a poster.

We pushed a 20 acre or so patch of woods out and i heard shooting out in the field, thinking someone must be pretty pleased. I solidered on, in about knee deep snow, this was 1995 in NE PA. I come to a cleared out patch between the woods we were pushing and it is standing corn, I notice a deer at the edge of the corn and he is coming my way. I sat down right in the snow, rested off a blow down, he came within 40 yards and I made a poor shot through his hind quarters as he angled towards me...he then ran above me in deeper snow in the woods to my left...he was having trouble getting through the snow...I run like all get out to catch up to him and he is standing behind a hemlock, I have one shot at his neck and take it...he drops...i start shaking like all get out

He was a 12" wide 7 point and I will never forget the look on my dad's face when I came down off the woods and all the rest of the posters and drivers were there saying "man, what took you so long coming through the drive?"

"Well, I shot twice and got my first buck"

Great day, many deer later, never forget this one.