I've been deer hunting for four years now. I got my second deer this past year on the second day of the season. It was my first deer on state land so I was pretty excited. Can't wait for next year; a friend is going to let me hunt his private land so I'm hopeful for a nice big private land deer. The one I got this past season wasn't bad though-his tines were just splitting into a four point, but he dressed out at 99lbs. Not too shabby and he sure tastes good.