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It took me the second week of my second season. My first season I passed up multiple doe wanting a buck. Then my father-in-law talked me into shooting a doe because 'it will be the best practice you can get for when a nice buck does come along', so I did and she only went about 30 yards.

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About 20 years or more!

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Sevenyears ago when I was twelve...it was my first season, second week into archery season and I hunted with my dad. It is a hunt that i will never forget. I shot a doe and tracked it for 70 yards. Good times

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The evening of opening day during my third year of bowhunting is when I had my first oppertunity to harvest adoe, but I missed her at 20 yds. I didn't follow through and I shot right over her back. Since that day, my pre-shot motto includes the phrase, "Follow Through".

I passed on a small doe the next year, my only chance of the year, so I didn't get anything that year either.

Finally on the second day of my fifth year hunting, I got a solid oppertunity. Thethree point came up from a river bottom at 15 yds, and I plugged one through him. That was my first archery deer and first buck ever. Not a bad way to start off my archery hunting career.

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Till my third year. I thought Id never get one.

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2nd night of opening weekend in my 1st year. I started late and was 23 when I picked my 1st bow. Shot a doe from a groundblind, have been hooked ever since.

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Yepper know the feeling, though I would rather be out for turkeys, can't wait till I can get one again. I think everyone has it figured climb a tree, shoot a deer and get down. Not that easy. Now if I could just get a buck to cooperate!

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Ive been bow hunting for three years now and it took me till last year to shoot a buck

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yes it is not as easy as most people think.....and God love the TV shows, but they make it look easy!

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first season middle of October so about a month and a half.small doe but i was still so excited