I got my first bow when I was 11 or 12 years old. It was a Bear but I'm not sure of the model. I killed one animal with it, a groundhog. I got a PSE Thunderflight next when I was 14 or 15 and killed my first deer with it. At 19 or 20, I got an Oregon (not sure of the model) and killed a couple deer with it. I traded it for an Oregon Black Knight; which I didn't have very long. Then I got a PSE Buckmaster. I used it for 9 years and put the hurt on quite a few whitetails. Briefly had a Bear Instinct and traded it for my current bow, a Mathews Drenalin, which I've had for three years and have killed a several deer with it. I'm going to pick up a Quest Primal in a couple months for next year. It's a sweet shooter.