Improved my shooting skills and yardage guessing abilities tremendously.

Spent more time to become more familiar with patterns on the property my family owns in PA.

Grew a huge food plot. We had a 30 acre patch that had wonderful cover, water, and seasonal apples on one side but once the apples were done there were only the occasional deer passing through this patch and not much rut sign. This huge food plot is just on the edge of it so we hope to have some more predictable patterns here once the first few frosts sweeten up the brassicas in it. It is 1.3 acres and includes Biologic Premium Perennial, Maximum, and Full Draw. (Pics below and lots of pics in the wildlife management forum)

Saved more vacation time to use for hunting and got rid of the ex-fiance who was the best 1 person hunting prevention team in the universe. The new GF is much more tolerant of my passion/hopeless addiction to this sport and archery in general. [8D] I also should have roughly 100 hours of vacation to burn between 10/1 (PA Opener) to 1/15 (PA Late season closing) between both the NY and PA properties I have access to.

Great responses everyone. Hopefully all this work will pay off for us all.

Early: I did not have to change my sights one bit, yet. At first, I had to close one eye just to make sure my right eye was looking thru the peep. I then learned to keep both eyes open during the whole process of drawing and aiming. Before, I was doing decent at 40 yards but nowcan have all my arrows' fletchings hugging each other. You ought to try it. Don't give up on it so easliy. Also, you can see the arrow in flight which I am sure you cannot with one eye closed. Good luck and let me know how it goes!

1. New string
2. New Peep sight
3. New release
4. New broadheads
5. Lots more practice
6. Joining huntingnet...I have more than tripled my knowledge about bow hunting due to this sight and it's wonderful contributors! Thanks to all...

Shoot an indoor league, and lots of 3D. These two things will tune you in like there is no missing. Indoor will make you percise and 3D will calibrate your eye.
Good luck this season

I added a STS, experimented with and without a peep and ended up with it back on. I also started shooting with both eyes open. And you're welcome Duc, glad to help. I also practiced from a 20' stand in my back yard quite a bit. I purchased a Bowmender press to start doing more of my own work. I'll try to add a new archery tool monthly.

I have made only 2 changes this year.

1. A new drop away rest
2. My 6 yr old gets to go and sit in the stand with me
(this has paid off way more then the rest has)

I went to a thumb trigger and it was the best investment that I've made to date.

Bought a new bow package:

1. Bear Element
2. Whisker biscuit
3. All nw accessories
4. Carbon arrows

Also, I lost my trditional family hunting ground so I was forced to scout out some new public territory and rely more on unfamiliar property owned by friendds and family. It forced me to improve my scouting skills instead of relying on the old standbys I had used the last 20 years.

Only changes to my bow setup is I bought an Alpine 2 piece quiver and had my arrows dipped and refletched. I bought 30 acres of ground next to my family 40 acres, so this will be this first full season of hunting the 30. Tkycaller, that is a very nice cabin.

A few changes................

New Biscuit for my WB
Copper John 5 pin sites
1 doz Carbon aarows
Went to 125 gr. head (from 100)
Practiced a lot more from longer distances.
Focused more on ancor point and form during practice
Hung more stands