Nah, I didnt, bow hunting is for the hardcore and those who cant get a gun license, which I got. Australia ( where Im from) has the tightest gun laws in the world afaik so as soon as I got a licky, I bought myself an arsenal: semi auto shotgun, .22, SKS Chinese assault rifle and an old WWII .303 sniper rifle. My mate had been in a little mischief so he had no gun licky and stuck to bow hunting... man... thats a lot of hard work and expensive. $15+ per bolt tip compared $1 for a .303 that I could shoot a dear upto about 8-900 yards. Had a laser scope ($3 in Hong Kong) for my .22 which was just the ticket for bombing coons, just like John Wayne, shoot from the hip and never miss (well nearly never)