Hanco: Remember my first Deer like it was yesterday, even though it was in 1959.
The Rifle used was the families only "gun" a sporterized Winchester Model of 1917 in caliber 30/06.
I was 12 years old Hunting in the Wolf Canyon of taxingtons Okanogan country. Original peep sighted Rifle and the shot was 125 yards or so - to harvest a dandy 2x2 Mule Deer Buck.
Drug that chubby young Buck all the way back to camp "whole" (by myself) as I had NO idea how to dress it out.
Lot of water (and Big Game animals) under the bridge since then.
Time flies.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy