I had a few small game hunters in the family when i was very young, i learned to hunt small game and loved it. We were visiting my uncles house a couple hours away one day and he brought up wanting to try Deer hunting with a bow, he talked of hunting from trees, i had never heard of that.I was all ears and begged Dad to try it, well neither one ever did but that just sounded so cool to me, and i never let go of it. I wanted it BAD. At about 12 years old Dad bought me an Indian Savage recurve at 45#, he would drop me off in the dark and come get me at a certain time. I was scared chitless until daylight but the craving drove me, i wanted it all. I was not allowed to hunt out of trees so stalking and ground blinds were my options. It took me a VERY long time before i arrowed the first deer and i had allready moved to an Indian stalker compound. I learned the hard way with absolutly no guidence, but when you want something bad enough you never quit. There were not alot of deer back then but i loved it and have never missed a season since. I made 100's of mistakes but would do it all over again Its a pasion i have and plan on doing it for much longer.