Im in the same situation. Never shot a deer. A couple of years ago I went during archery season almost every weekend and never got anything. Firearms season came around and I decided to get a firearms license. We went out and didn't see any bucks, but a line of 11 does walked about 20 yards from me. (In Indiana with the general firearms license you can't shoot does.)
This year I decided since I already bought an archery license, Im going to stick with it until I get one, even though we're already in gun season. Good luck!