I am just a deer hunter. Dont know much about bows. I have read many times on the bowhunting forum about relatively new and very expensive bows falling apart. Failures have occured on the string, cables,wheels, cams and limbs.

I have a 12 year old Martin cougar. I hunt hard, rain, sleet, snow, temps from 10 to 90 degrees. For 12 years I have never had a failure with my bow. And I have never replaced the cables the wheels or the limbs. I have only replaced the string during the off season.

If I were to spend alot of money on a new bow, would I get just as reliable a bow. Do todays bows last 12 years without having to replace all the parts? Even if it is free I dont want to have to keep going back and getting my bow fixed.

I do realize that I could get a much quieter smoother shooting faster bow and there have been great improvements in bows in 12 years. But if I purchased a new bow and it fell apart right away, I may get upset since my old bow has never had a problem.

Did I just get a lucky bow or can I expect 12 years out of a new bow with NO PROBLEMS?