I had a fiberglass recurve that I took into the woods with me when I was 10 or 11. Luckily I never saw a deer to draw on. All I had was a fiberglass arrow with a field point and no father or internet to tell me differently. I played with an old wooden recurve with some cut on contact heads that I never had the opportunity to draw on a deer with either which looking back, was a blessing in disquise. At 15 I got a Bear Black Bear II which I had to camo paint, some 2117 full length and tipped them with 160 grain Thunderheads. What a terrible combo because they flew all over off my plastic flipper rest and fingers. At 17 I think, I added sights and actually started hitting what I was aiming at, sent some arrows through some deer but shouldn't have. Again, no father and internet to tell me differently. I carried that bow through my early 20's and finally "recovered" a doe with it. That was it's last year as I acquired a new Jennings Carbon Extreme XLR, coupled it with some 2213's, 100 grain Muzzy and a release for the first time. That year I took 3D very, very seriously. I haven't looked back. Now countless bows later I try my best to help others as I've come a very long way and pretty much self taught with exception of a few. One I mentioned earlier in my prayer request thread.

Total I suppose you could say 30 years or more and bloodcrick is just a little older than I.