as a kid i spent a lot of time in the woods and at the river i made a couple bows to just fling arrows when i was in grade school then in high school they offered archery so i took it the started to hunt on my own using what i had learned and seen when i was playing in the woods next thing you know i had a doe for dinner then went into the army and after i turned 30 i went back to hunting showing my step kids how i never stoped learning always reading about hunting then got another bow started practacing and tore the tendons in my arm at work gave the bow to a friend 4 years later i tried shooting another bow the scar tissue has healed 4 deer later and3 seasonsi hunt every chance i get