Hi Lori, welcome to the site and welcome to hunting, sure is good to see a woman hunter here. My wife took up hunting a few years back and I'm still amazed to see her out there in the cold at the crack of dawn. This was her first year to actually shoot a deer but she saw them while bow and muzzle loading, just never had a shot. Should you be half as excitable as Marie, you will love hunting. I don't know where you live but my wife works for TWRA and she can hook you up with whatever info you need.