eastwood where do I begin????

#1 find a bow that feels comfortable to you!
#2 buy it from a bow shop, that way you will know you are getting a bow with the proper draw length and they will tune it for you.
#3 as you already said PRACTICE!!!!!
#4 take everything you have learned gun hunting and multiply it by 10 at least, this may allow you to have deer within range at least.
#5 learn the kill zone on a deer with a bow.
#6 you will learn more about deer and deer hunting than you ever dreamed possible, I gun hunted for about 35 years with great success before I picked up a bow and it took me 3 seasons before I got my first bowkill and I saw 100's of deer I could have easily taken with a gun, and 20-30 that were in range but never offered a clean shot.

#7 Be prepared for some of the most exciting, yet at times most frustrating hunting you have ever done.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club