Reddit reviews Whitetail Savvy: New Research and Observations about the Deer, America's Most Popular Big-Game Animal

Everyone in here has great advice. Try a few bows out and find the one you like. Then take it home and practice. Practice a lot. 3-4 days a week. A lot of people, including myself, really praise John Dudley and his NockOn YouTube channel. He has an entire series called School of Nock on YouTube that will be extremely helpful to you.

Spend some time hiking around the public lands you plan to hunt. Get yourself familiarized with the layout, where the deer move, where the pinch-points are, bedding areas. Learn the movement of the local herds. Maybe even a book on White Tail. I have this one and there's a lot of great info.

Dont think you have to go crazy buying a bunch of high-end hunting clothing. Sitka and First Lite are real nice, but it's not required to get your deer. Most of my stuff was bought on clearance at Field and Stream.

There's a lot of great outlets for hunting information and white tail specific stuff out there. Some great podcasts to check out are the MeatEater, Wired to Hunt (very white tail specific), The Hunting Collective, Truth from the Stand. NockOn also has a podcast.

Lastly, try and find some folks in your area to talk with. Shoot with. Even hunt with. I became a member of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers this year and have met a lot of great people in my area, have worked alongside them with habitat projects and have a turkey camp coming up with folks I met through BHA.

Lastly, enjoy yourself. You may not be successful in your first year. Take the time to learn. You'll pick stuff up quick. You'll learn a lot by spending time in the woods. Learn to identify different food sources, different plants and animals in the area. Pick up as much as you can. The more you understand about the wildness you hunt, the better.

Happy hunting and good luck!