Buckmaster229,

Mortgage the house, and get ready to sleep on the couch, if you are married. Just kidding. Listen, there are all kinds of price ranges you can jump into to get started. What I have found is this. How much you spend up front, will decide how much you spend in the long run. You can buy equipment to get by , then decide you want something better and buy a second time. I have seen it happen a lot. The best advice I feel I can give you is this..... If you really feel that this is something you want to do, and that you truely feel like you will enjoy it, then spend the money up front to get good equipment. Now I did not say the best equipment, but do get good equipment.

You can getthe top of the line,really good bows in the 500 - 900.00 range. OR You can get a good bow that will last you forever , but may not be " the best ", for 350.00. A good example of this is like a "package bow " from bass pro shops. You can get a Fred Bear Element package deal for about 360.00. That bow is a good bow, built on modern standards, that is fast enough compared to the other bows out there right now. There are lots of package deals at all kinds of places like Bass pro, cabelas, hunters friend, to name a few, that can save you some money if you do not have to have the biggest and best of everything. And yes, you can find some deals on ebay. I have seen brand new bows like mine, A PSE Firestorm lite, sell for 250.00 or so. That is a good deal. So there are several options out there for you, but remember, you will need a pro shop for things like set up and general maintenance. Some people don't want to work on things they did not sell. So find out what kind of person your local pro shop has running it.


A dozen quality arrows will run you about 80.00 - 130.00. Sights, are about 60.00 - 100.00. Quivers run about 40.00. A release is about 30.00-50.00. A restwill run about 60.00 -80.00. Broadheadsare about 35.00, for 3 or for 6, depending on brand and quality. You needmore than 3 so you can practice with some and hunt with some. Muzzys are around 35.00 for 6, 3 blade B.H.'s. You will need a good target for practice. I would say that will cost you around 75.00.

Now some of these expenses will not matter to you, IMMIDEATLY , if you buy a " package deal ", but a lot of the time, you will most likely decide that you want to change the sights or the rest or even both, with better equipment, once you learn what's what and you have become familiar with your equipment.

But also understand, that a bow is just like a gun. If you get a good piece of equipment, it can be a one time deal, and last you for the rest of your life. So the expense can be justified to get good equipment.

HAve fun , and be safe.

God Bless