Good topic!

I was 16 at the time. It was the first time I ever went bowhunting. I came upon an old homemade stand in the woods [not recommended]. I climbed
up and watched all day. Toward evening I was still diligently watching and all of a sudden I glanced straight down and not five yards from my tree was a 5-point standing there eating. I raised my bow and nearly knocked my hat off my head. I had to lower the bow, fix my hat and draw again.
The arrow hit that buck so hard that it fell over right there and died. It never kicked or anything. How's that for beginners luck? I had shot other bucks with a rifle though. Needless to say I was hooked on bowhunting for life. The old stand still remains, there is a house about 40 yards away now though.