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You were going to be a bowhunter -

I believe my addiction started some 32 years ago when I was 6 or 7, I had a fit over a little fiberglass recurve kit with three wooden arrows - nobody in the family knew anything about bows or such - so we set up a sheet of plywood and i busted all my arrows - I talked mom into buying more expensive arrows and they held up to shooting into plywood a lil better

Shortly thereafter a bluejay that was in the top of a cedar tree meet his fate with a well placed head shot- and such the addiction was born
I went on the bb guns and rifle and bought my first compound at 14 - when we moved to the country - killed several deer with abow before ever killing one with a rifle and have since started bowhunting exculsively - lovin every minute of it - how bout you

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I knew I'd be a bowhunter when I realized (mid 70's) I could hunt deer when the trees turn their beautiful Fall colors here in Pa. It's a special time to be in the woods, and I feel lucky to be able to experience it.

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I was in 7th or 8th grade we had just moved back to my moms birthplace after a long bad div. I had a friend who wanted to camp out in the nearby hills and we went on the weekend. At almost the same time I had been reading the James Dickey novel, Deliverance. When we camped (on top of a huge hill known for being a Indian mound) I lay awake all night listening to deer snort and wheeze. I couldn't get the thought of deer hunting out of my head, and a week later bought a indian warhawk at the local store. I know it sounds corny but that is how it started, nobody in my family hunted deer let alone with a bow....Self taught and all that jazz..Who woulda thunk it ????

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when i was 4 years old and would watch the realtree guys on tv and when we were driving down the road and i would pull my imaginary bow back at deer we seen

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when you pull the trigger... and there is no excitement. That's whenI knew. It took me about 2 deer to figure that out.

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At 3 years old I knew my brother and I would be tripping over the old mans feet the next 15 years as youngsters. Here's a pic of my brother and I shooting our recurves. I was 5 years old in this pic and my brother was 3 years old.

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First started shooting bow at Boy Scout camp about thirty years ago. I got a fiberglass recurve and played around for several years before getting wrapped up in other things. I think part of the issue was that my father (and teacher of all I knew about hunting) was not an archer. Now that I am back into archery, I am passing all I can on to my kids and enjoying every moment I can get in the woods or on the range.

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The King came out of the womb with a bow fashioned from a rib andhis ownumbilical cord. Before the hospital staffcould even get the afterbirth wiped off, helaunched a hypodermic needle out the window and assassinated a squirrel in the hospital courtyard.He was charged with Disorderly Conduct, andthe Illegal Taking ofa Squirrelfor that littletransgression.

Only a few short years later, heconquered Kid Icarus (without saving)and went on to become the world's Undisputed King of Archery.

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I started pretty young, had play bows with suctions cups at first so prolly 2. Thenmy dad used to make me stick bows then when I was about 10 I got a real bow,and from then on it has been pure madness hehehehe.

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I'm 46. I started bowhunting 3 1/2 years ago. I killed a feral hog for my first bowkill 3 years ago. Game over. Now I rarely pick up a gun.

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The King came out of the womb with a bow fashioned from a rib andhis ownumbilical cord. Before the hospital staffcould even get the afterbirth wiped off, helaunched a hypodermic needle out the window and assassinated a squirrel in the hospital courtyard.He was charged with Disorderly Conduct, andthe Illegal Taking ofa Squirrelfor that littletransgression.

Only a few short years later, heconquered Kid Icarus (without saving)and went on to become the world's Undisputed King of Archery.


this is why I love reading quiksilvers post

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Watching the Dukes of Hazzard as a kid.... I loved it when the Duke boys wouldshoot the exploding tip arrows... That's when I wanted my first bow.[/align]

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I knew there was something "funny" about you;):D

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I knew from the passion I saw in my Dad's eyes when he went out in archery season. He didn't get that look about very many things at all. I wanted to see what it was all about. And once I grew enough to pull a hunting bow back and got to go, the rest was history.

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I got a bow about 10 years ago but didn't use it to hunt until 2002 or so.....I realized I could hunt an extra month with a bow so I gave it a try....I missed my first shot at a nice 8 point at 20 yards! I was hooked from then on. I realized that I was so close but I missed anyways....hunting was a challenge again for me and I fell in love with bowhunting. After I shot my first buck at get this...1 yard and then proceeded to track that deer for over 7-8 hours over a two day period to finally recover him....well, I can't even explain the joy I received from analyzing where the arrow hit, why he ran and died where he did, and by looking at the good/bad parts of that hunt was so much fun....I haven't hunted with a gun in 3.5 years and don't plan to ever again unless I am that desperate for the meat.

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I totally agree Dubbya. Yeah Buckeye was watching the Duke "boys" while I was keeping my eye on Daisy ;)

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at 25, after years of gun hunting, my brother in law handed me his old bare bow and said he'd buy all the accessories it needed, if I'd go hunting with him opening day two weeks later.

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I gun hunted for about 15 years and loved it. 4 years ago a buddy kept raving aboutbowhunting and insisted on taking meout just to try it.I finally agreed and found myself holding a bow 20 ft up a tree. The very first time a deer walked by me, (though I didn't even get a shot) I knew I was addicted to that feeling. I hardly ever take my guns out of their cases now.