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Thinking of trying bow hunting

mollydodgermollydodger Member Posts: 18 ✭✭
edited February 2006 in Bow Hunting and Target Archery
Hello! I'm new to this forum and would like to know how best to get started in this sport. I am 52yrs old and my daughter has expressed an interest in learning archery hunting. I have hunted all my life so some skills are already there, we just need to know the best place to get started with some arhery training and equipment...budget style please. Thanks to all here.
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  • shoff14shoff14 Member Posts: 11,994 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    WELCOME TO THE FORUM! We need more people here :)


    Few questions for you.

    What is your budget, for both you and your daughters bow? How old is your daughter?

    I would personally say go to a pro shop that has a wide variety of equipment and shoot everything in your price range. Relfex(hoyt) makes some great bows that are nicely priced. PSE makes some good bows, that across the board are good bows and priced right. Hoyt has two new bows this year, the powertec and lazertec. Both seem to be great bows and reasonably priced.
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  • ladyhunterladyhunter Member Posts: 2,143 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    like shoff said try shooting different bows in your price range, go ahead and get a good rest and sights, my first bow was a pse i shoot a martin now not the best bow but it does shoot well, mainly it takes a lot of trial and error but once you get the hang of it this is a great sport good luck and welcome
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  • Slash0311Slash0311 Member Posts: 1,676 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Glad you found us and welcome. I'm also glad that I was able to beat all of the Mathews shooters to your answer![:D] (if you read a few posts on here, you'll see we have a lot of fun with the brands we shoot!) Now, as for getting started, that shouldn't be too hard. Do you have any friends that bow hunt that could help steer you in the right directions? If not, then I would start by hitting the local bow shops in your area. Explain that you are wanting to get started and they should be able to let you shoot a few different bows to see what you like and what fits you. Just about any modern bow should be of a weight high enough to take a whitetail deer. It would be a good idea to have a budget in mind before going in. New, top of the line bows like HOYT's (what I shoot) or Mathews can run $600+ without all of the goodies like a rest, quiver, sights and a release. Used bows will be a fraction of that but you'll want to make sure that you shoot it and look it over before you buy. (just like with buying anything used, you don't know how it was treated before you bought it. Feel free to ask all kinds of questions from us on here. We all take bow hunting seriously (but love to mix in a good time generally at each others expense!) but we love to help others get started even more. Once you shoot a couple of bows and figure out what you like, then it's just a matter of practice, practice, practice. That will help you understand your range and how close your stands will need to be to where you think the deer will be. Camo and scent will come more into play than it would while hutnign with a gun. Just remember that there is no "dumb" question (even from someone shooting a Mathews... see what I mean![:D]) If we throw out terms like "release" and you don't know what it means, don't hesitate to ask. We were all new at some point and had to get help from somewhere.


    ETA: Damn, you guys were quick. When I first pulled it up, there were no posts and no one had opened it. I know it took me a few to type all of that in but you guy were MUCH quicker to the draw![:D]
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  • surekillsurekill Member Posts: 1,926 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Welcome to the forums......And I agree with Slash all but the bow thing.[;)] GET A MATHEWS
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  • DIRTYRATDIRTYRAT Member Posts: 2,167 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Welcome...
    These guys/gals have it covered for ya. I would recomend finding someone knowlegeable that you know to go with you to a local shop...Some shops/not all, push old inventory or certain brands onto a new shooter rather than finding the right bow for them. Don't look so much at the name-brand as to how it shoots and feels to you! TRY AS MANY AS YOU CAN...
    Good-Luck and keep us posted on your findings...
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  • DaBowMan18DaBowMan18 Member Posts: 2,962
    edited November -1
    welcome to the forum. go to archery shops and shoot several different bows. whatever bow feels the best, i would think about getting
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  • bang250bang250 Member Posts: 8,021
    edited November -1
    Welcome. I think they pretty well covered it all. Stick around. Post often let us know what ya get and if you need anymore input.

    And just a side note to help a new guy out watch out for those Hoyt shooters they are all a little der.gif
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  • buckeyboybuckeyboy Member Posts: 5,833
    edited November -1
    Welcome to the forum. If you get serious about bow hunting. i personally would not shop by price shop by what bow fits you the best . That way it will be more enjoyable.[;)] Good to have you aboard
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