Newbie Question?

[a8622840]

Hi Guys new to the site. Just wondered if you where getting into Bow hunting again would you start of with a top of the line bow? Such as Bow tech or Mathews or would you start on a say cabales brand? Assuming you picked up all three brands and they felt good. But I am assuming the highier class bows feel better. Thanks for any help!

[Greg / MO]

I think starting with a top-of-the-line bow has its pros and cons.

I myself started with a Bear Whitetail Hunter, as I know Matt / Pa and others did as well. Mine was a $100 package from Wal-Mart, used. (Don't ask why Wally World had a used outfit hanging on its rack; beats me, too.) It got me started for very little dough, but -- I could see how it could have been easy to get disapointed since the gear wasn't technically up-to-speed (pun intended ) with all the high-tech stuff out there.

It was amazing how much more fun the sport was when I upgraded to a (then) top-of-the-line bow when I bought my Mathews. Yes, I had put a lot of time in with the Bears, and even took my first whitetail buck with it... but watching those arrows zip into the target in comparison was really, really cool.

I also think that most of the top-of-the-line bows are getting pretty good resale value today, so even if you did buy a high-end bow, you should be able to get your money back or close to it in case you decided down the road not to pursue our sport.

[Swamp Dawg]

I think most bow manufacturers are doing a pretty good job at making good quality, inexpensive bows for the average bowhunter. So it is not imperative that you go out and spend $1000 on a new set up. However, having said that, I myself enjoy the sport more and have more confidence when I am shooting top of the line equipment. Good Luck!

[muzzyman88]

That solely depends on you. Are you planning on getting back into it for the long haul? Do you plan to do a lot of bowhunting? How much cash do you have to throw into it to start?

If you don't have to worry to much about spending, by all means buy a good top end bow that feels good to you and you can shoot well. I think starting with "junk" really plays a factor at how successful you are afield and how much fun you have shooting your new bow. Think about it, if you have the money to buy a jaguar, but buy an old clunker, how much are you going to enjoy driving it?

I will stress that you do not by any means need top of the line bows to kill deer and have fun. This is just how I look at it. I'm sure others look at it totally different. I started with an old Golden Eagle bow and killed many deer with it. The more I liked bowhunting, the better of equipment I persued.

I say buy what you want, if it happens to be a Hoyt or Bowtech, great, if not great again. Its not the bow that kills, its the hunter.

[KBacon]

The cabelas line bows are made by PSE... PSE does make some really good equipment and their customer service is top notch... but I think you have to go through cabelas on any warranty work on the cabelas models.