how long before your first kill?

[Trumpkin the Dwarf]

It took me seven years to get a shot at an elk with my bow.The six "empty" years were all worth it though, and they were anything but empty. Hang tough and learn from your mistakes. Those two attributes will take you a long way.

[ChuckC]

Agree with some of the above.  If that is what you want to do. .  do it., but do it better.

Exactly as above, instead of sitting in areas that allow the deer to move anywhere, find one or two major pinch points or funnels, narrow areas that they are funneled into and thru.  Look and you will find one.  Set up for your shot.  Learn to approach and leave from a relatively "safe" direction and don't overhunt it.

Ghillie suits, although not magic, are really good tools for the ground hunter.

Good luck
You can do it.
ChuckC

[Tony Z]

I was fortunate enough to kill a buck my first year with a recurve. I preceded that kill with four clean misses and a fifth deer got a little hair taken off the top. TonyZ.