Well my first deer with a gun was in 1995 in MI. I had shot a big doe (first deer ever) with a bow earlier that fall so i was looking for my first buck. Opening morning came and dad took me to my blind which was about 200 yards from his, so that we had intersecting shooting lanes so he could keep tabs on me. As I say there anxiously awaiting first light I could swear I heard deer in the lane in front of me, as dawn broke a deer-like shape materialized 50 yards in my lane against the snow. I picked up the Savage 99 in 300 savage and put the scope on it. It was a buck!! I waited a couple minutes as legal shooting light came about and picked a spot behind the front shoulder and BOOM! The deer bolted in the direction of dads stand. 3 Minutes later I hear a BOOM from dad's 30-06 and a deer came staggering into my shooting lane and fell. I got up and walked out to where I thought my buck was and saw tracks but no sign...i was bummed so I went back and sat down. I sat there waiting for dad I saw him walk up to his deer and look at it, then walked up to me....He said "Did you get a buck Buster?" I said "no I missed, did you shoot him?". He said "no you didnt miss, I got a nice 8 point that came from the east". We walked out there and stopped where i said "he was on this runway dad"...dad said "what about the next runway (about 8 yards further) with blood all over it??" I look up and WOW! 50 yards later i put my hands on my first buck, a nice Michigan 7 point!