Yes things were a bit different back then. I got my first bow, a Jennings Twin Star back in '78 for Christmas. Didn't hunt that season as I was just learning to shoot. I've had four of my right hand fingers cut off and re-attached but still missing most of my index finger. I was told that I couldn't expect to ever be very accurate. Well after lots of practice I started winning all the shoots in the club so the following year I bought a Bear Alaskan. 76#with 33 % letoff. Man that thing seemed fast! Shooting full lenght Easton 2219 "logs" out of a Baker Climber I killed my first doe. What a feeling. Gun hunting was never the same. I feel for you guys that can only get one tag. Hunting in South Louisiana is hard after the hurricanes and what they did to the woods but we do get 6 tags. 3 antlered and 3 non-antlered.