I didn't start until 1982, but one thing I remember is you definately had the woods to yourself. Bowhunting wasn't that strong. Especially in my area. I had a bear whitetail. People didn't go after deer near as hard as they do today. It was one of those things you did it if you had time. Then around 1988, I graduated to a browning excellerator II. great bow. Things started picking up. I knew many friends who took up bowhunting. People started hunting the rut exclusively.Everybody was goingcrazy for these crazy trigger releases.But still in my area, hunting was mainly the orange army. Around 1990-94, it seemed things started to explode. PSE was heavy on the scene, performance was good. We all had overdraws and some even had these fancy carbons. Some people were blowing up thier bows on these fancy carbons. Everybody I knew was doing it. Everybody was hitting the woods pretty hard.

Now, lets move forward to today. Bowhunting is hot. Multibillion dollar market. About as many people do it as gun hunt. Resources are endless. And I am not sure how I feel about all these changes.