I got started in '64 with a Red Wing recurve that my dad gave me. But bowhunting back then was just an excuse to scout for the gun season. Then college, marriage, & new job cut down on my bowhunting. In '74, I decided I wasn't going to kill another deer unless it was with a bow - I finally took a spike at Ft AP Hill in VA in '77. I never went back to the gun, too much fun with a bow...

-fsh

70's too funny. Is that what's ancient these days?

Started shooting bows in 1978, but never hunted until 1980 when I was 16. Shot my first deer with a bow in 81 using a bear whitetail. Back then here in arkansas a hunter was just tickled to death just to see a deer in the woods let alone shoot one. In 82 I bought a new bear brown bear bow and what a beauty it was to. Laminated wood, that was the first time I had ever seen anything like that. Sure wish I had that old bow back. The arrows were easton, dont remember the size. Used bear razorheads broadheads, I believe they were 145gr. Used them until wasp broadheads came out. There was no such thing as a lease, at least where I lived. A person could hunt almost anywhere he wanted to. Lots of changes since then.