RE: What got you into bowhunting?
 

I just started bowhunting, this will be my first season. Why did I get into it? Blame those hunting TV shows first of all. I think hunting with a bow is more of a challenge, therefore more rewarding. Secondly is the fact that the weather is more pleasant during the early archery season here in VA. Nothing I hate more than freezing my feet and hands[:'(] while sitting in a stand, unable to move around and generate heat.

I bought my first bow off of Ebay last December. A Hoyt Raider Powerflex, this is the bow that will go into the stand with me on Oct 7. I also have a Hoyt ViperTec. Also I like archery because I can practice in my basement up to 11 yards anytime of the year.

RE: What got you into bowhunting?
 

My uncle did some bow hunting. I watched him practice one time and thought it would be a fantastic way to get more time in the stand. When my birthday and Christmas rolled around I asked for cash to buy my first setup. I went to Bass Pro in Springfield Mo on New Years day and bought my first bow. PSE Pulsar and all the toys to go with it.

I grew up in Missouri where there was nearly 3 months of archery season and 2 weeks of gun. That was 18 years ago.

RE: What got you into bowhunting?
 

I was working at a Outfitting shop. A guy that I worked with wanted to buy my .243 Sako, He came up w/$400 and offered his old bow as the rest of the payment. At the time I didn't want to but I did it anyways. Shot at the indoor range for fun for 5yrs w/friends. Last yr a good friend of mine drew an elk tag and nobody to hunt w/, so I bought my first archery tag (whitetail) and went w/him. He just wanted someone who could help with the elk if he bagged one. Never saw any elk but lots of deer just out of my range, went out again to the woods I normally hunted and took a little buck....... what a rush! I'm hooked!
My father taught me how to shoot (firearms)and got me into the outdoors, he has never even picked up a bow. I thought I was the only one in my family to hunt w/bow but my uncle does and we talk on the ph all the time. Actually my uncle and I are the only ones in the family to have a hunting addiction. Long sequance of events but thats the story...... now Ineed to buy a bow for my wife and my som is only 9months old but I'm looking for a small bow for him L8R on.

RE: What got you into bowhunting?
 

Self taught and self passioned. I started messing around with an old fiberglass recurve as a child on our family farm. I even went hunting with it at the age of 12 with a field point. Ignorance scares me. LOL Anyway, at 15 I received a Bear Black Bear II for my birthday. That set the "wheels" in motion for a passion that is part of who I am. I took archery season as a come and go thing. When I turned 16 I could beg for the car (single mom) and go out on my own instead of riding my bike to a local woods. When I started working at 18, I bought my first vehicle, a 77 Land Cruiser, some coworkers shot and we started to shoot at work and I made a home made climbing stand. 4 years later I took the job I have today and the last 17 years. Rifle season has never been open for me as far as vacation and the bowhunting passion inside me took over and I pretty much abandoned the guns for deer. I always take the 2 weeks off in Nov when our season is winding down. I've never looked back.

RE: What got you into bowhunting?
 

ESPN saturday morning hunting/fishing shows. My family has always fished. When we were old enough to bow hunt, we had some friends to bow hunted as well. I have a uncle that hunts, but I've only been out hunting with him one time. I invited him to go along on a spring turkey hunt one morning.

RE: What got you into bowhunting?
 

Alabama law says bow hunters get an extra month of hunting. That is all it took.

RE: What got you into bowhunting?
 

My dad always wanted me to shoot with him, then one day i decided "ok i'll go shoot with him" and from that day on i was hooked. Now i shoot competition and ihunt also.

RE: What got you into bowhunting?
 

I've always hunted with the rifle. I guess about 12 years ago they were going to put into law that you had to take a bowhunter education course in order to bow hunt unless you had a previous archery license. I bought the license and figured if I'm gonna get the license I might as well get into it. First night bowhunting ever, I arrowed a nice little six pointer...figured this is easy and have been addicted ever since.

RE: What got you into bowhunting?
 

Hunting to me is about my family, and thats how I got involved, Family time spent together is how it started, and it has grown to an absolute obsession

RE: What got you into bowhunting?
 

i was completly magazine and tv and huntingnet taught me everything i know. Which isalot. Just looked like some thing i would like.