Well, unfortunately, we all do stupid stuff without thinking. Maybe, just maybe, especially kids on their first deer hunt. Hey, I was indestructable back then anyway!
Well maybe not indestructable, although we all think that way. Thankfully you were uninjured. Even though you were just a kid when that happened, obviously it made an impression for life. I'll bet that you and your kids, if old enough, are much safer today from the lesson learned long ago.