Everybody remembers their first one.

The cold. The nerves. Who was standing beside you. The walk back. The story that somehow gets told the same way every time, even twenty years later.

FIRST DEER is our way of preserving those stories.

Some happened in big woods. Some happened behind the house. Some were bucks, some were does, some were perfect shots, and some turned into long tracking jobs. None of that matters as much as the memory itself.

These are the hunts that started something.

Below are the stories hunters have shared with us so far.

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First Deer #001 - Jacob

First Deer #002 - Ethan

First Deer #003 - Jace

First Deer #004 - Nick

First Deer #005 - Josh

First Deer #006 - Dean

First Deer #007 - Colten