recurve
 

im looking to buy a cheap recurve, 150 max. any suggestions?

BTW:i doubt ill hunt deer with it, just looking to target shoot and small game hunt, but if you know one that i could deer hunt with i wouldnt mind.

Thanks
Storm

Look for a used 60's Bear Grizzly, they have been killin critters for years and are a work horse of a bow, always have been!

$150 or less will cover a lot of used bows. What is your draw length? If it's around the average 28", I'd look for something around 62" long, 40# or so.

i shoot 28 on my compound, but i got a shorter draw becuase i hunt blinds, i can pull back a little more.

doesnt pulling back farther increase draw weight?

Yep--the further you pull, the more you pull. Most are marked at 28", unless it was custom made for a particular draw length.

I hunt from a blind with a 66" longbow--just have to get a big enough blind.

ok guys thanks alot. im gonna go to the shop and take a look at what they have, and hopefully shoot a couple.

I'm curious. I have two 66" recurves. What brand and model of blind do you bowhunt out of?

about the blind hunting, would agling your bow at lets say about 30-35 degrees put your shot off the mark? just wondering becuase i see people on tv who shoot their trad bows like they would a compound and then some that angle it.

I have two Ameristep Penthous blinds, and plan to order a third. One thing to watch with them--don't stake them out too tight, or you'll ruin the zipper. I hear there's a Yukon blind that's almost as big, and works well also.

SDO, you can shoot either way--whichever works for you.

but if i practice vertically would shooting at an angle mess me up?

Nahh--just practice with it. I don't know that it matters, but it makes sense to me...I cant my head at the same angle as my bow. If the bow is straight up and down, my neck is straight. If I have the bow canted at 45 degrees, my head is the same.

Oh ok thanks a lot guys.

the old saying goes "practice what you preach". You should practice shooting in every angle and pose that you might find yourself in, in a hunting situation.