1977, thanksgiving day. I shot a huge doe in the Fingerlakes area with an ancient JC Higgins 12 gauge bolt action shotgun (my first deer). My first buck I shot in 83 on the Tug Hill, with my fathers sporterized Oberndorf Mauser in 8x 57. It was a fine north country 10 pt, field dressed out at 158 points. I had only been on stand about 30 seconds when it sauntered right up to me as I was sitting under a pine tree trying to stay out of the rain.