i got my bow for chirstmas two years ago this xmas ha dit all set up the second week of jan and it took me about a month to get good enough that i would be willing to fire at a deer but i had a bow when i was youngerand know enough tojust start shootingjust depends on you how often you shoot so on i was shooting daily untill i moved that following april

if you had a month or to and shoot every day i say you could get some hunting in this year