Alacrity,

I wouldn’t even pull them back until I had a qualified individual check them out for you. They will most likely need restrung (new cables too if they don’t have steel buss cables). A good proshop would probably be the place to go. I get the feeling you might not know if they actually fit your draw length and weight requirements. The correct arrows are very important as well. Getting started correctly is will help greatly, in my opinion. There is nothing wrong with starting with older equipment. You may become very accurate with it. You have a lot of work to do this summer if you want to be ready to hunt by the fall. I hope you are a quick learner.

Getting some coaching is not a bad idea either.

-Chief