Ite... my equipment used was a BowTech Allegiance with a 29" draw set at 65 lbs, shooting 29" ACCs capped and custom-crested and fletched with matching feathers. The head of choice for this hunt was a Cabela's 100-grain Lazer Strike mech, as I had one left in a pack I bought last year and knew I'd be taking a doe for my first animal this year. I also had a Spot-Hogg Hunter Hoggit sight, an APA Twister Safari rest, and an 8" Stealth stabilizer.

The head is basically Rocket Aerohead's Sidewinder 3, and I took nearly 30 straight deer with Rockets before beginning to experiment with all the other offerings on the market. However, this Cabela's version doesn't seem to have the quality I've come to expect from Rocket, and I won't be using them again. I just don't think the ferrule is as strong, though the head held up fine on last night's shot.

I will say that it was amazing how deep the arrow was buried in the dirt upon retrieval; there's nothing like shooting tons of KE from a finely tuned bow that's shooting darts!

Illinoisbow, just expose him to it from the very start, and often. My son couldn't begin to tell you who Barney is, but before he could talk he could act like he was drawing a bow! He's seen more deer hunting videos than the average kid has seen Wiggles andDora the Explorer cartoonscombined. Most importantly though, I just think he senses my passion for the sport and is drawn to it solely because of that.

Forgot to add, ite... unfortunately, I'm still waiting on my Slick Tricks. I hope they arrive by Oct. 1, when Illinois opens up and my real deer season begins!