Hey guys. I've been a waterfowl hunter ever since my dad first took me, roughly 15 years ago (I'm only 21!). Now I've recently began hunting deer a few times here and there for the past 2 years. I want to get into archery. Where should I go to get a bow? Any recommendations on bows and prices?



Jerry
DE Duck Hunter

Jerry, everybody will have a different reccomendation.
Personally, I shoot a Buck Saber, a really nice bow for about $200.
Most spend more than that.
The best advice I can give you is to go to the largest sporting goods store you're willing to drive to, something like Bass Pro Shops, ect, and give them your price range. Try as many bows as you can, and see which ones feel the most comfortable to you.
All bows feel a little different, and offer different pro's and con's. You have to decide for yourself. Try a few out, then utilize the technical forum on this site for opinions and advicce. A little reading over there should give you a lot of information on various models, but you are the one who has to decide what works best for you within your budget. Jus about any well known manufacturer makes bows that shoot better then the person behind it ever could. After all, a bow is a machine, and will shoot the exact same every time, it's how that machine fits you that determines how good you will be.
No shortcuts, you have to try a few for yourself.
Any of the popular brands will shoot better than any beeginning archer is capable of, so it's hard to go terribly wrong, as long as you get one that fits your draw lenght, and I can't stress enough how important that is, and your shooting style.


"In heaven, even the fish have antlers"

Hey Jerry.

I agree with 6pt. Try out a number of different bows before you choose which one you prefer. I would suggest going used though for your first bow esp if you find you like a brand like Hoyt or Mathews. Thats what I did. After 19 years of gun hunting, i wasnt sure if Archery would be for me, so I didnt wanted to blow a ton of dough and find out I didnt like it. I spent $225 on a used Hoyt Super G loaded with all the stuff. Used it for two years and was 1 for 1 with it. Also discovered Bow hunting was the sh*t. Im hooked!

I upgraded this year to a Hoyt MagnaTec and love it. Hope I get to break it in on a deer this year. So far its been thin pickins. I got the old Super G hanging in the basement as my back up bow. Its old, but it'll do the job.

Best of luck and welcome to the insane world of Bow Hunting <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

Scott

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