I grew up hunting in the big woods of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, big deer when you find them but not plentiful and hard to hunt so I didnt kill my first deer till later in life when I moved down here. first deer was a "management" hunt on a local property, killed a small 5 point with a Tenpoint Titan crossbow. First gun deer was with 30-06 Savage 110, first muzzleloader deer was with Knight DISC 45 cal.