I never understood the mentality of "getting that first kill under your belt"
I'll tell you why, Tony....
I've said it before.....you could build a Wal-Mart between "seeing/passing" on a deer and actually putting one on the ground. I waited and waited......"saw" and "passed".....and when the time came when I "thought" I was ready.....I found out I wasn't. There is NO substitute for putting a deer on the ground.....especially if you've never done it.
I'd advise anyone who's never shot a deer with their bow to take one at the earliest opportunity. Find out what it entails....before the one that you really want slips through your grasp becasue you were ill-prepared.
I am so thankfull for the up bring I've had,I really feel this demand we hear so much about getting youngters involved in hunting has lead to way to many people hunting that have no right to be in the woods trying to kill something that they have no respect for.
Around here....I have MORE respect for the masses (herd) than I do for one deer. If I shoot this deer in September....it's not eating food that another deer can eat, later. It's also a 100% guarantee that it won't produce more deer by being bred. Now how many mouths have I taken out of the equation?
"better to be thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt".
Couldn't agree more with that phrase.
