ALL THE BELLS AND WHISTLES

Back then, it was just about trying to get some unsuspecting critter with an arrow, regardless of size

My bow was setup pretty much as a point and shoot - fingers straight onto the string, pull it back, look along the arrow and instinctively shoot. It worked well enough on small game and even on the occasional big game animal.

As time went by, the urge to make more big game animal kills was getting the better of me. I would see stories of bowhunters who'd killed a stag, then the same hunter would appear again after six months and he'd got another one. These fellas often had sights. I was told, you could just aim right at the spot you wanted to hit and that's where the arrow would go, and I would see it for myself at target shoots. These fellas often seemed to get the