I was 12 years old, and was carrying a 30-30, friends went into a bluff to drive out some deer, and my father and I were placed on the likely escape routes. A few does came out at around 250 yards away, and I fired three times at one doe. After the third shot, the doe collapsed and I had my first deer. It was pretty much a fluke, as the deer were expected to be much closer, but one bullet bullet had hit the running doe in the neck. These days, I would never allow a new hunter to even attempt to shoot in that situation, but it worked out for me that time.The following year, I was upgraded to an Ithaca 243, with a 4x scope.
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