My first year with archery gear yielded only glimpses of deer... I knew next to nothing about scent and wind issues back then. Rifle hunting had me spoiled and I paid the price not knowing what "hunting" really meant.

My second year was much different. After tons of archery related reading, I managed to call in a mature doe from around 100 yards and arrowed her at 17 yards. My first buck came later that same season with the bow... a nice little forked horn with big Y's at 26 yards. I've been fortunate to fill both PA tags with the bow since then... praying for a monster this season... to help team 12!