I' ve been reading all the posts about people getting new bows and getting jealous, when I thought I would ask who is using the oldest equipment, for whatever reason.

Last year I started back into bowhunting after nearly 12+ years off, and used the same bow I hung up those 12 years past. I' m shooting a 1990 Hoyt ProVantage with an overdraw, which I used to use in 3D and animal target shoots in and around Harrisburg PA. When I finally moved somewhere where I knew I would see alot of deer and have second, third and fourth chances, I decided to give bowhunting another chance. Last year I bagged a buck using a 12 year old bow (and arrows) and various other equipment that was older than that. I used a 14-15 year old Loggy Bayou climbing treestand that was the hot item in Harrisburg in the late 80' s. I remember doing demo' s of it in the rain going up a phone pole outside the arhery shop I worked at in Hummelstown, PA. Me and my co-worker had a contest for pizza going on who could sell the most of them in a month' s time. I won, but I was very wet and smelled like creosote.

I told my wife, who is very understanding of my woodworking hobby and tool buying, that I would continue to hunt with this bow until it broke beyond repair. Hopefully I' ll still be using it 10 or more years down the road.

Anyone else using old equipment and still bagging deer?