Hi all! This is going to be my first year bow hunting. I've been wanting to try it out for a couple of years now but just hadn't made the plunge. I've been hunting deer quite awhile during the shotgun seasons here in iowa, but that's usually the 2nd or 3rd weekend in December. I'm looking forward to being able to be out in the woods without freezing my tail off! I'm going to be hunting with my dad's recurve that he bought when he was in highschool. I figure that if I still like it after using that for a season, a new compound will feel like heaven. Jake.