I took myself, which was illegal of'course because you had to be 16 to hunt without an adult in PA. I had a 70's wingmaster and hunted rabbits by myself since I was 12 or 13 or so. By the time I was about 15, I figured I could do this deer thing alone. My dad didnt hunt and my grandfather had stopped due to health reasons. My 870 had a bead sight, no rib but practiced shooting "sluggers" before hand.
The 3 day doe season rolled around and I was out prowling the last day, when i jumped up about 3 deer. One stopped to look back at about 80 yards, I held a little high and see dashed at the shot. Thought I missed and was almost beside myself worrying about recovery when I found hair. I slowly tracked her but she only went about 60 yards. I gutted her like I did a rabbit and started the drag. After a few hundred yards, I went home and called a buddy who was old enough to drive to help me drag her out. Still the biggest doe I think Ive ever shot!
