RE: What too buy list for a newbie?
Click mentioned the most important scent control device going, TP![8D]
String to tie on tag and for field dressing is something I do not see on the other list, rubber gloves for field dressing.
One word of advice, unless you have an unlimited budget many things can be left off your list that are mentioned in other folks list.
The must haves are TP, Bow, arrows, broadheads, clothing to suit the enviroment you are hunting in, license and anything you deem needed for field dressing.
Binoculars are nice, but if you think about it, bow hunting is all under 50 yards. There are lots of nice things that we feel we MUST have, but would we walk back to the truck after being on stand if we forgot it? If the answer is yes, you need it, if the answer is no, you don' t.