Steve, to me this season has already been a success! I used to want to kill every deer that walked by my stand, I feel no need anymore! Getting in close as possible makes me think my set ups a bit more and I find it makes me hunt smarter! If I stick one this year with my Longbow it just a big plus! I found out, deer hunting with the Longbow is kinda tough at times, the boy and I like to chase those little critters as well! We look at each other when a tree rat is in range and decide if I should shoot that guy or are we still deer hunting??? Good times!