Hey Guys,

I have finally broken down and decided to learn how to Bow Hunt. The pressure from my hunting buddies has finally convinced me. Can you guys give me your opinion on what would be a good starter Bow. I need something to learn with and put a bunch of arrows through it in practice. I will just practice this year and try to hunt with a Bow next year. Let me know what you think. My buddies hunt with Mathews SoloCams.

Mike

Mathews are good bows but your going to spend a pretty penny on them. The same holds true for bowtechs. If you are not too concerned about money and a certain that you are going to stick with it then these two brands are excellent bows that i would definately recomend (although I would go with a bowtech, especially if you want to show your friends up). However, if you are not sure you are going to stick with it then I would head to the shop and check out some of the lower priced bows from hoyt and pse both of which make evcellent bows at a reasonable price such as pse's firestorm. No matter what you choose I would suggest going to the shop and actually shooting the bows in your pricerange for yourself. What one person on here likes in a bow may turn you away from it and you won't know that until you pick it up. Good luck.

Just and FYI. You do not need to spend 600$ for a good bow! There are many other manufacturers who make great bows for a lot less. If you've got the cake to burn then by all means but if not you can extremely well with a 300$ bow. If you're new to shooting you'll probably be best off this a bow that has an ATA (axel to axel) length in the high 30's. You'll also want a bow with a longer brach height 7.5" of longer. Over 8" is best for a beginner as it will be more forgiving.

Shoot a bunch of bows and see what feels best to you.

I am also new to bow huntng. I recently purchased a bow from cabelas. It is a PSE fire flite 33. I could not be happier. It has a brace height of over 8 inches and is very easy to shoot and is less than $300 for the package.