I took a buck the first day I hunted with a bow. I was 15. Needless to say I was hooked for life. I took a decent 8 a few years later with a bow, too.
I then realized that taking a buck early in the year ended my buck hunting for the year in PA. Now I am very picky in bow season and have passed on countless bucks over the years. I enjoy buck hunting with rifle at my camp in the mountains of PA too much to end it so soon over a small buck in October.