My wonderful wife, who knew I wanted a bow but couldn't justify the cost, bought me one on E-bay. It shoots fine, and a local archery shop looked it over and said it was good-to-go. One problem though, is I don't know who made it. It is marked "Buckmasters 2000", but no manufacturer. I would just like to know who made it if there is ever a problem.

Also, does anyone know of a good book or two on bowhunting? I have been deer hunting for 20+ yrs, but I know there are new skills and knowledge I need to kill one up close.

Thanks for any help!

Spend all the time on here that you'd spend reading a book and you'll be all set; there's some serious deer gurus on here.

Not sure who made the Buckmasters bows but Bear Archery comes to mind for some reason. Did you get sized for it at the shop while they were looking it over to make sure it fits you properly? That's the #1 problem I see with novices buying used equipment.

Believe you are right--made by Bear.--Back when it was Bear Jennings???
Didnt Bass Pro seel these??

No, I didn't have them fit me. Oversight on my part. However, I have been measured in the past, and the settings marked on the bow are within 1/2 inch of what I was measured at. She got lucky, because she never even asked me. Heck, she didn't even know there was such a thing as draw length until I mentioned it as I was looking the bow over.

Call me old-fashioned, but I just like reading a book. I get tired of looking at a monitor after awhile. I think I remember hearing about a book written by Fred Bear?

My brother also thought it might be a Bear, but he isn't a bowhunter.

Thanks for the quick reply!

You have to realize, especially on a used bow, the setting market are not always what you have at the time. People change cams and modules all the time. If you look at my old bow I just gave my buddy it says it's a 70 pound bow. I had it set up for him... changed the cams and changed the draw length and poundage down to 60. What's on the bow came from the factory not what the bow is necessarily.

Point taken. Guess I need to go back to the shop.

Thanks

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/

Shop through their training aids and literature section. Some of Fred's stuff is a bit dated for today's technology, especially since he was a trad shooter but it is still great reading and what apples to hunting with trad equipment makes you that much better at hunting with a compound. I'm just thinking purely on the technical side. Chuck Adams, Larry Wise and Randy Ulmer, among many more, are authors to look for.

Thanks for the link. I'd like to find some very "how-to", technical type books, but something with a traditional feel would be nice too. I really would like something aimed at the novice hunter, who is switching over from rifle hunting to a bow.

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/prod...roducts_id=873
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...equestid=50467
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...amp;hasJS=true

Those'll get you hooked.

Many thanks!