This was my first deer taken with a bow. I hunted a little bit as a kid, but nobody in my family really hunted, so, I was never properly prepared to hunt whitetails. I did 20+ years in the military and moved all over the world. So, I didn't hunt as much as I should have...was busy raising a family of 5 and serving my country. Well, long story short, I moved back to Ohio in 2010 and was reintroduced to hunting by a friend at work. Turns out, he's one of my best friends. He introduced me to a family that had about 160+ acres of farmland, and I requested permission to hunt on their land. They have been gracious enough to let me hunt there for the past 5 years and this year I took my first buck by bow. He's not a monster, but he's a pretty nice buck.