Hello to all. This is my first post on this forum. While I've hunted with my longbow and compound for several years, takingmany deer, using a crossbow is new to me. With Illinois now allowing all of us over 62 years of age to use a crossbow (plus Ihavea bum left shoulder), I'm looking forward to this year's turkey and deer season. I recently tried out several models and settled on a Parker Buck Buster 150# with a single red dot scope, having used such a scope for years on my .44 mag T/C Contender with much success.I quickly learned that using the cocking rope made things much easier. To shorten the learning curve, I'm sure many of you have advice that would prove valuable to me concerning my learning to properly use the crossbow for hunting. Right now, I'm like a sponge trying to soak up as much as I can garner from the internet. Any suggestions you can offer would be appreciated.

Thanks, Tom