I posted some questions here about getting into bow hunting, and took people's advice. I tried a few different bows, and found that I could not draw back even a light bow, due to a prior shoulder injury.

I'm not willing to miss out on 4 months of deer hunting, so I bought a crossbow (legal here in Ohio). Now I will practice and learn the skills of bow hunting.

An archer? No. But I will still have to learn how to get close, be still and quiet, manage scent, learn the deer's habits, and properly place the shot and track the deer.

If bow hunting is a family, I guess I will be its Bastard Cousin.[&:]