Joel Grafton hadn’t picked up a bow in 30 years before this summer, but he quickly made up for lost time, knocking down a 180-class nontypical 14-pointer (left) and a 140-class typical 10-pointer (right) during the Illinois archery deer season. How he did it—by going whole hog with a ton of research and enough tree stands to hunt every day in every wind—offers lessons lots of hunters can learn from.