Congrats on the bow. I started with an old recurve myself. Like was said, Cat whiskers will do the trick just fine on silencing the bow. If you are shooting off of the shelf and don' t have a rug rest in place, you can use the soft section of velcro on the shelf and the riser to help silence the bow for hunting. Make sure that your arrows are properly spined for the bow. I am assuming that the bow is 50# at 28" of draw, so if you are drawing less than 28" , then you aren' t drawing the full weight. If you are drawing more than 28" at your anchor, then you are actually drawing more weight than what the bow is marked. An older recurve will gain or loose approx. 2 1/2# or so per inch of less or more draw weight. You may want to have someone experienced with wood bows take a look at it and make sure that the limbs aren' t twisted and that the bow is actually sound. The old glues aren' t as good as the newer ones and delamination is a possibility with any old bow. I like the Zickey Eskimo myself, but Magnus and others make excellent broadheads. Once you get the heads mounted to your arrows, you' ll want to practice with them from now till you hunt. Practice the same shooting situations that you expect in the field. For instance, if you will be hunting from a tree stand, you' ll want to practice from the same height at different yardages so that when the buck of a lifetime walks out in front of you, you' ll be ready and able to kill him with a clean shot to the vitals. Have fun.