Come on Scot - you know me better than that... If I say I'm going recurve hunting tomorrow, by god, I am.

Matt - you're right. Any time you go bowhunting (or even GUN hunting) - you run the risk of a bad hit. If I was afraid of losing a deer, I wouldn't hunt. At all. Everytime I step out of the car with the bow in my hand, I am 100% prepared to cope with whatever happens that day - good or bad.

I know my limits, and I'm 100% prepared for whatever transpires, good or bad.

This is about trusting your gut, enjoying yourselfand beingcomfortable withyour ability to recover what you shoot, not worrying about what other people think is outside the bounds of their own ethical constraints.

I'll try to hit you guys with an update tomorrow. I'm giving myself a 10% chance of taking a shot, with a 5-7% chance of success. Ideally, I'd like to keep it under 10 yards, but I think I'd stretch it out a few more yards if given the opportunity.