L think books, magazines, videos, chat rooms are all great sources for information but nothing can take the place of the invaluable time spent in the woods. Bow hunting is not an easy as everyone on here knows. Read the ideas and expand on them from personal experience. I have been a die hard for about the last 8-9 years. There was a period for about the first 3 years that I didn't see anything and I wondered what the he!! I was doing wasting my time going into the woods. Bowhunting takes a lot of hours of getting into the woods all seasons, patterning the deer, looking for bedding areas, food and water sources, safety outlets, etc...

Even though hunting season is about to end, it is really only the beginning to prepare for next year and learn from all the mistakes we made this year and years past.