Thought I would share the story of my first deer, a long time ago, 1967. I had been hunting small game with dad since I was six and he had taken me along on some deer hunts since then teaching me to be quiet, still and when necessary to move to do it slowly, along with other skills. I was 9 years old on my first deer hunt and dad had taken me to the range numerous times to practice with the M1 carbine I would be using. Please no flames for this round being inadequate and a poor choice, there is a back story to come later. Confident in my marksmanship and woodsman-ship dad decided I was ready. I was the afternoon of opening day and dad located a deer trail coming into a small clearing at the bottom of a hill. He constructed a ground blind at the edge of the clearing where he could lean back against a tree with me sitting in front of him. It was not long (seemed like longer at the time) before a fork horn buck came down the trail. He was facing toward us at 25 yards or so and dad whispered to aim at the white spot on his neck. I took aim and fired, the deer dropped on the spot. My dad found the deer had been struck in the head not the neck. Being a fidgety 9 year old I had apparently slid the rear sight up and it was no longer at the 100 yard setting where it should have been. To this day I still don't remember moving the sight. Dad took me on some more hunts that season but had me use his rifle, a Remington model 725 in .280 which he also had me practice with. Christmas of that year I received a new Remington model 700 in .243. Now for the back story. My dad was drafted for WW2 and served in the European theater, having landed on Omaha beach on D day. During the war they supplemented their rations when they could. Later in the war dad shot his first head of big game with an M1 carbine. Never got around to asking dad if my using the M1 carbine for my first was for reasons of nostalgia but I think it may have been. Going to have to ask him when we are reunited in heaven. BTW still have the M1 carbine, .243 and dad's .280.