It was January 1, 1986, my first hunting season. It was a big doe and on January 2, 1986, I killed a 9 point buck that I got mounted.

My 5th season, age 17 was the charm. At that, I needed my buck to stand stock still at 25 yards while I missed him twice. My third shot broke his neck - my aim point was behind his shoulder. We had moved to MT from KS, no deer hunting to speak of in those days in KS, and I knew nothing about hunting. I then read everything I could get my hands on about hunting, and that was my first mistake. Paralysis by analysis set in, and I may have been the worst hunter in America.

It took me 5 days from the start of my very first season. I consider myself very lucky.

1st season. got nothing in 3 days of our buck season. I shot a doe around noon of our opening day of doe season.

A friend had talkied me into going hunting. The first weekend I sat in a stand with him to observe. The next weekend I sat alone and within an hour I had a doe a two fawns in front of me. I shot at the doe with my 20ga slug and thought I had missed since it ran away, and then shot at one of the fawns. Come to find out I had shot the doe through the lungs and missed the fawn(thank goodness). That was in 2002. Since then I have shot 3 more, a doe, spike(thought it was a doe), and a 2.5 year old buck that netted 127 6/8 and grossed 125 4/8. Now I am hooked for life!!!!!!!

i got my first buck the first time i went bow hunting. (second day) i missed the first buck i shot at cuz i didn't trim enough branches away from my stand.

1st year when I was 9 a doe.But that was on our private farm ,when Pa still had a good deer population.Would see 80 to 100 deer a day.Now we see 3 if your lucky.And there still only 120 lbs

It took me about 45 seconds after i walked up to him to tag him

1st season on thanksgiving day.....10years old with my 20 gauge 870 express

took me till the very last day of my first shotgun season, 15 minutes before shooting time ended. i guess i got lucky b/c that was the only deer we saw all day.