Dear froum, I have just gotten an intreast in bowhunting. I have never hunted am 16/ga and am wondering how to choose a bow? right now i just wish to hit targets for a year and next year actually hit the field. Any suggestions at all?

Find someone in your area...family member, friend of family, neighbor, etc.. that seems competent and is into bowhunting. Ask them general questions and also discuss the location of a good pro shop. That is where I would head if I were in your situation. The pro shop deals with your type of situation on a regular basis and can help you with issues that you probably have not even thought of yet.

Hope this helps.

Find a local bow shop where they won' t pressure you to make the sale and try to sneak things in on you and shoot some of the bows they have there that are in your price range find out which one you like and then start adding options on if you want them.

Read websites like this one and others. When I say read I mean read everything you can get you hands on, including websites, magazines, and books then ask questions here. Visiting a pro shop can be a great help. I didn' t have the money to buy from pro shop so I taught myself. I highly recommend finding one that will give lessons included with the bow if you can.

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I have to agree with PABow. It would be very helpfill if you could fine someone that you know who knows what they are doing and is willing to spend a lot of time working with you. Good luck, and don' t give up.

Read everything you can on this bowhunting and technical site. Find someone who is an experianced bowhunter. (all of us love to help new poeple get into the sport) . Have HE/She meet you at your local proshop and help you with the dealer set-up a rig. It is time and money very well worth spent!!!!!!!

Good Luck!!

What range on price are we talking? Would a cheap bow be ok? what range is considered cheap? Where i can i look online? Thnx im learning lots already

Andrew there are a lot of very good bows to be had for $250-$350, that are more than adequate for deer hunting. You do not need a $750-$2,000 bow to ethically hunt deer. Do not get me wrong there are advantages to the more expensive bows, but the advantages are not that considerable, they are nice, but not really needed. What you need to start off with is a dependable accurate bow to start with, that is it.

Practice is crucial, as others have said go to a bow shop and let them set you up with a bow that fits you and that they tune up for you.