67%,would be higher if I killed any buck versus what I hold out for.

Quick I am in a 15 and lower in MI

Ohio is intersting also.

I'm in a 15 and lower in Ohio.[&:]I'm working on that though

15 and lower where I am in Minnesota. Interesting map.

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man i had easy math!!

50% rate...2 years bowhunting...1 bow kill.

coulda been 2 and shoulda been 100%...but no sense in talking about the one that got away..or what coulda been or shoulda been...learn from my mistakes and try not to make them again....

i dont know why i started out of the gate successfully....id like to say its my knowledge, scouting, shooting, time spent on stand, hunting practices etc...but, im still new...beginners luck? lets hope not. i cant judge myself...the minute i say something is the minute my luck drops out of the bottom of the bucket...trying to learn all i can, and from 2 years ago compared to last year, i already seen an improvement in what i seen and feel like im already getting better...im the guy that will flat out tell you i rather be GOOD than lucky. noone understands why...being GOOD will equal more consistancy over the LUCKY guys...you know...they dont scout...dont shoot their bows and cant hit the broad side of a barn, stink like the bar on stand, couldnt tell ya what direction the wind was blowing or where they EXPECT the deer to come from...you know the weekend warriors...that still once in a while tag a buck..and heck, its usually a pretty goodun....so i like to say i rather be GOOD than lucky and strive to be good and get better all the time by learning more and learning from mistakes and mishaps...

8 for 12 = 67% I started bowhunting in 1996.

Here, we are allowed just 1 whitetail buck per season. Early archery is Sept 1-9, then the firearms season kicks in and lasts until Nov 24. After that, it's late archery until Dec 10.

SO - if I don't get a chance at a buck to my liking early, I often hunt the rifle season, usually during the rut in mid November. The years in which I get my buck at that time, I can only go for a doe during late archery.

I also let lots of bucks walk every year. Haven't yet shot any with the bow that match some of my rifle kills, but I guess that's no surprise.

Apparently I live in an area where the population is less than 15 per square mile, but it's extremely variable on a local scale and typically I see 20+ deer on a morning hunt.

Ohyes, another factor that has kept me from arrowing a nice buck on more than one occasion is that I hunt exclusively on the ground, using natural cover. Been busted more times than you can shake a stick at.

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2 years hunting, 3 does 2nd year, and no bucks.

I started archery hunting six years ago I believe----Did not get one the first year as I missed low on a beauty of a buck...the next 5 out of 6 years I have shot a deer, so 66%. In 2005 I went mature buck or bust, and did not take a single shot at any animal within range because none were mature bucks. I realized I was in a little over my head, ok alot. But the last two years I have taken 5 deer with my bow and I am hooked for life on bowhunting.