Well i was in ur shoes last year n the yr be, n the 1 bf that. I went 3 years from my first trad kill to killin another deer with trad gear. The past 3 season trad only had alot of close calls, missed shots, a fe lost deer and alot of heartbreak. I stepped it up n high gear a week after last yrs season ended. Read all the books i could, thirsted for knoledge, scouted more in 1 yr than my entire life b4. Perfected my set up as best i could. shot all yr long and scored a few more propertys to hunt. This yr i filled all my tags. Its been the best yr ever n was all trad. I was in yalls shoes last yr, really hate it for ya.