Being a newbie bowhunter, I told my teammates in this year's contest that my season would be complete if I hunted hard for 3 1/2 months and took a small doe. That said, I got my doe and now my goals have changed. But being out there just before darkness falls or right before it gives way to light and hearing the leaves go crunch, crunch, crunch - not knowing what's headed your way, a 14 point buck or a caravan of squirrles - is what makes the season worthwhile to me.