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

Itwas my first. I took a shot at him from 25 yds. He was working a scrape under a licking branch. My arrow hit the branch and cut it right off of the tree and it ended up in the scrape.


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

1st year-see above


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

I shot my 1st buck in my third year of bowhunting.(240lbs field dressed, 160" gross)After killing 2 does (1 each the first 2 years)


Just curious.