I got a Fred Bear compound in 1985 when I was 9 years old. I used to shoot in the back yard with my dad before I was old enough to hunt. I shot aluminum arrows with finger tabs and no sight.

When I turned 12 in 1988 he bought me a Darton MX-30 to hunt with. I still have that bow, and I actually hunted with it up until about8 years ago.

I'm 32 now, so I guess I've been doing this off and on for about 23 years or so.