ahunter55

Itook up bowhunting in 1956-took my 1st Deer (a yearling Doe) 2 years later in 1958. I have never gun hunted any biggame & now have been blessed to have bowhunted many many varieties of biggame.
I still remember that shot as if it were yesterday-2009 is the start of my 53rd year of bowhunting.
I was fortunate to have taken 2 wild hogs in Oklahoma & 2 Whitetails in Iowa in 2008.
Good Luck to you this year.

jklink

I know I'm in the minority, but I got my first buck on the second day of the season my first year bowhunting. 8 pointer that scored about 110 or so. I'm hooked now!!!

JeffB

About 30 minutes after I got in the treestand for the very first time with a bow!

It's kind of a funny story- I had just started to learn/been shooting for about 3 weeks and my Bear cracked a (plastic) cam or module (I had no clue at the time which piece was what) 2 days before opening day.The bow was used so I headed up to the shop (that I later worked at) that night- a Thursday night and bought a brand new Golden Eagle, sight, Overdraw plus rest, and arrow. Was tuned up with broadheads on Friday, drove 4 hours Saturday morning and Killed the deer that evening @ 4:30


It's been all downhill ever since

Rhody Hunter

Second year of bow hunting to get one

bowmanaj

I was fortunate enough to take 2 deer my first year bowhunting. I hunteda lotthough.

nodog

Your day will come.

davidmil

First year... last 10 minutes of daylight the last day of the season.

cterbow

lets see the first bow kill was my first kill i was 19 or 20. which would have been my second full year bow hunting.

Chuck7

I'll be on year 3 in September..still not even a shot but one blown opportunity on a doe.
Archery is making me a better hunter though..I'm finding the game and getting closer each year..I hunt in a very tough WMA..

Phil from Maine

It took me 3 or 4 years I do not recall exactly.. It was a yearling doe I had missed the day before and finally connected the next day. It was a some had stated what could of been a monster buck it didn't make any difference. It was after I had purchased a new bow as my old bow I never really felt comfortable with it. Up here also the deer numbers are low and getting a shot at one is tough going. Today in this area it's bucks only no matter what is the weapon of choice. I had a few chances at does but didn't see any bucks last fall. I also up graded my bow this year as my last one was 20 + years old and what a difference the newer ones are..