okay, here's my advice and I've shot a hell of a lot of bows over the past few years.

buy a used bow off tradgang, archerytalk or women-outdoors ( send me a PM and I'll give you the links )

look for a good , 3 piece TD bow, 50# range. You're a man, you can handle 50# no problem. I'm a weakling and I shoot 52# very well.

bare shaft tune your carbons - and after you get them shooting well, tip them with the Magnus Stinges with 5" or 5 1/2" feathers.

practice every day, and go kill a big one.


Now, what Bowyer to choose ? Thats a tough one. Ask questions and run them by us - we'll give you hones opinions !

Here are3 bows that I'd consider good deals, and by that I mean these bows will shoot, they're going to be very nice shooting bows and will hold their values depending on agreed on price

http://65-242-99-131.hagenhosting.com/cgi-bin/classifieds.cgi?search_and_display_db_button=on&am p;db_id=10820&query=retrieval

if that Morrison is TD it'd be a good one

http://65-242-99-131.hagenhosting.com/cgi-bin/classifieds.cgi?search_and_display_db_button=on&am p;db_id=10774&query=retrieval

another Morrison, few bowyers are finer than him IMO. 48# @ 28" there, a bit more than I'd pay but maybe negotiable.

http://65-242-99-131.hagenhosting.com/cgi-bin/classifieds.cgi?search_and_display_db_button=on&am p;db_id=10562&query=retrieval

a bit heavier at 54# but I bet its a pretty bow, and Assenheimer bows are good ones


www.tradgang.com has a very nice classifieds section

www.bowsite.com seems like all their bows are a bit overpriced

www.blackwidowbows.com sometimes have threads that have bows for sale

EBAY can have good stuff too