RE: first bowkill how far did you have to track your kill
My 1st biggame kill was a yearling Doe 48 years ago with a 45# recurve Eddings bow, wood 4 fletch arrow tipped with a MA3 Blade I made myself.
35 yard shot, complete penetration, both lungs-went 30 yards-no tracking involved.
Since then I have been blessed with many Bowhunting trips & more Whitetail than I can count, Mule deer, Elk, Caribou, Black Bears, wild hogs, Exotics & many small game animals also.
I took a Buffalo this past March & the start of my 48th Bowhunting season. Good luck to all.