Well, here's the deal. I got myself and my dad into bowhunting 3 years ago. I became obsessed, and read everything about deer. And my best friends dad took me out to show me more tricks of the trade. Well I moved away so I can't go hunting with him anymore but either I moved to a bad area, or I just suck at deer hunting. They say where I hunt is one of the best places in northern illinois but I'm starting to doubt them. Well so the only action I've gotten all season is a very small doe torturing me in every shooting lane at about 20 yards but I passed it up. Then the last time I went I had a spike come within 45 yards and I'm not comfortable taking that shot. I've been out plenty other times in good conditions but I've seen nothing. I get desperate when I don't see anything which leads me to do stupid things like just pick a random stand and ditch the one I have. My stand before the season had trails beaten in and everything so I set up about 15-20 yards where a couple of the trails funnel and I have 3 trees to choose from so i'm never winded. I also, do blind calling when I'm desperate. I read a lot that it works but it never has for me by doing it in intervals of a half hour with the doe in a can, grunt call, grunt call/rattle bag, and a fawn bleat. Well I've never actually tried the fawn bleat in the woods but I've called in does to my backyard with it. So am I doing something wrong here?? I'm starting to get mad because in the past 3 years I've gotten one doe and last year I had one jump the string. Just give me your opinions on why I am not getting anything.