How many years did you bow hunt before you saw a mature buck from stand?

I don't honestly know. My first ever shot with a bow was at a huge to me at the time wide racked buck. I was 14. Was he truly mature....don'tknow. I saw a few other "big" bucks here and there, but back then I wasn't good at aging, and thinking back I just can't recall enough to givea true answer.


How many years did you bow hunt before you had a mature buck in bow range?

See above. And in around my 4th year I missed another maybe mature buck from a limb deflection.

How many years did you bowhunt before you shot and recoverd a mature buck?

18 years


I think an additional question should be how many years did you hunt and shoot the 1st buck that presented you with a shot?