I had been doing the archery thing for 16 years. Shot tournaments, hunting, worked in a bow shop, all of it. I got burned out and wanted to try something different. I went with a rifle the next year, and had my buck and my bull tag filled within 30 minutes of each other. I thought, "This is too easy." so I started looking for a different method. I decided on giving black powder rifles a try. The guy helping me with the black powder rifles at Cabelas asked why I was getting started in blackpowder. I told him I was burned out on archery, and wanted to try something other than rifles. He said, "Why not try hunting with a handgun?"

My ears perked up, we put the black powder stuff away, and I've never looked back.