I got a bow about 10 years ago but didn't use it to hunt until 2002 or so.....I realized I could hunt an extra month with a bow so I gave it a try....I missed my first shot at a nice 8 point at 20 yards! I was hooked from then on. I realized that I was so close but I missed anyways....hunting was a challenge again for me and I fell in love with bowhunting. After I shot my first buck at get this...1 yard and then proceeded to track that deer for over 7-8 hours over a two day period to finally recover him....well, I can't even explain the joy I received from analyzing where the arrow hit, why he ran and died where he did, and by looking at the good/bad parts of that hunt was so much fun....I haven't hunted with a gun in 3.5 years and don't plan to ever again unless I am that desperate for the meat.