I shoot carbon arrows. That's about 285ft. per second. This will be my first year hunting blacktail deer. I've never hunted blacktails. You're one up on me there.
Whitetails are cagey and best hunted from tree stands.
I think blacktails are best hunted from the ground. I've done it in the past. There's a great place along the coast in Costa Rica that is really good. I have never fished before and I would like to start. Most people start out with bait casting or a spinning reel combination like a Mitchell 300.