OK,, YOU ASKED RIGHT ? HERE'S MY OPPINION,, FIRST THING YOU DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THE BOW OR GUN THAT YOU ARE USING IS SIGHTED IN(DEAD NUTS. ) THIS WAY WHEN THE SHOT DOES COME INSIDE THE DISTANCE THAT YOU HAVE PRACTICED,, WITH A BOW 20 YARDS, A GUN ,,SAY 50 IF YOU CAN,, THEN YOU SHOULD BE VERRY CONFIDENT. TRY IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HUNT FROM A TREE. YOUR ODDS ARE MUCH GREATER FROM A TREE. IF YOU ARE SHOOTING WELL, AND UP A TREE, THE NEXT THING IS TO JUST BE PATIENT AND WATCH WHAT HAPPENS. IF YOU SEE A DEER,MAKE SURE IT IS INSIDE THE DISTANCE THAT YOU ARE DEADLY SHOOTING. CHECK YOUR WATCH IF IT DOES NOT COME TO YOU BUT WALKS AWAY UN SPOOKED THEN JUST RELOCATE YOUR STAND CLOSER TO THAT SPOT A COUPLE A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, AND A COUPLE HOURS EARLIER THEN THE TIME YOU SAW IT. IF THE DEER DIDN'T SPOOK IT WILL MOST LIKELY COME BACK TO THE SAME SPOT EVEN THE NEXT DAY. THAT'S NOT A BAD START. JUST BY BEING IN THE WOODS YOU WILL PICK UP LOTS OF STUFF ON YOUR OWN. HAVE FUN AND BE CAREFUL. GOOD LUCK ALSO .