The first 4 seasons I hunted I was unable to connect. I had no idea what I was doing in the beginning and slowly began to learn. My 4th year I feel is the year I learned more than any other year. I happened to be bowhunting that year and didn't get one, but I figured I could've killed 10 - 15 birds that year had I been carrying a shotgun and had enough tags. Those first four years were very valuable to my learning curve. In the 7 seasons since then, including this year, I have scored every year and have taken 14 gobblers total. No jakes, all toms.