Hey there i'm new to the forum so please bear with me. I've been out of bowhunting for about 12 years now. Finally getting back into it. I still have and shoot an old Hoyt Gamegetter II which I like but would like to upgrade to the new technology of today's bows. Anyone got any recommendations I can use all the help I can get.

Thanks.

There are a lot of good bows out there today. Iwould recommend that you check our the BowTech Guardian, Commander, or Allegiance - Mathews Drenalin - Hoyt Vectrix. They are not the only good ones but you couldn't go wrong withany one ofthem.Good luck and I thinkyou will be impressed with the improvements in all of the current archery equipment.

As jd said,you can't go wrong with any of today's upper end bows. Be prepared for a serious case of sticker shock however as most of the better bows are going to start out about 400.00 to 800.00. I would reccomend you go with generous brace height (at least 7.5") as bows have changed so much that a bow like that will still be at least 1/3 faster than your older bow. Carbon arrows are the only way to go as they too have been drastically improved as well. Speed won't be your concern-you need to look for quietness and shootability. Just for the sake of argument-my favorite brand is mathews. I am stating thisknowing some others will bash mathews so after this I'll sit back and watch the posts as usual.The bottom line is you can kill game animals with anything as long as you have the skill. You need to go to local pro shop and handle/shooot all the different bows you can and select the one that YOU like best.
good luck and good hunting Neil Stalkingbear

Here's an independent test of alot of 2007 compound bows. Lots of information.

http://www.archeryevolution.com/pdf/...rcheryTalk.pdf

Research the internet, participate in different forums, decide which bows you would like to take a look at. Find a dealer and go handle the bows on your list. Any reputable dealer will either set one up for you to shoot or already have one available. Shoot as many of them as you can and decide from there which one is best for you.

Another option that many people never really talk about it buying a used bow. The technology over the last 5 years has not been so great that a bow over a couple of years old is obsolete. Many guys just like to upgrade and have the latest equipment. There are some really good used bows that can be had that are ready to go. The benefit to one of these also is that the previous owner can give you tips about its set-up and what has or has not worked. Good luck

Thank alot guys for your info and opinions you guys are great