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new guy wanting to start bowhunting...
MN Hunter
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im looking for ANY suggestions on what to look for.
i will need EVERYTHING to get started. im not partial to any brands, so if you could leave out your "home team brand" that would be cool.
it will be used most likely for only whitetail or possibly smaller game.
im not sure what my price range is, mostly `cause im not sure of how much things cost...or what exactly ill need.
on second thought about your fav. brand maybe if you could tell me what brand to stay far far away from (cause its junk) i would appreciate it!
thanks!
i will need EVERYTHING to get started. im not partial to any brands, so if you could leave out your "home team brand" that would be cool.
it will be used most likely for only whitetail or possibly smaller game.
im not sure what my price range is, mostly `cause im not sure of how much things cost...or what exactly ill need.
on second thought about your fav. brand maybe if you could tell me what brand to stay far far away from (cause its junk) i would appreciate it!
thanks!
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im looking for ANY suggestions on what to look for.
i will need EVERYTHING to get started. im not partial to any brands, so if you could leave out your "home team brand" that would be cool.
it will be used most likely for only whitetail or possibly smaller game.
im not sure what my price range is, mostly `cause im not sure of how much things cost...or what exactly ill need.
On this part below..stay away from Hoyt...[:D]
on second thought about your fav. brand maybe if you could tell me what brand to stay far far away from (cause its junk) i would appreciate it!
thanks!
On to witch bow to get.. shot as many diff kinds,let the bow pick you.
Stay long and post often![:D]
the local shop around here only carries matthews and some other, i think it was PSE???? something like that.
i tried the switchback xt/d something along those lines...seemed pretty nice. but to shoot any other brands, i gotta drive 60 miles [V][:D]
at any rate, cant wait to get started! bang - $900 [:0] mind telling me on what you have that adds up to that amount??
are there any "must have" accessories?? ive heard good things about trophy ridge products??
ohh BTW - loved the pics you guys have posted from the deer "shootout" awesome...maybe ill have to join in next season [;)][:D]
at any rate, cant wait to get started! bang - $900 [:0] mind telling me on what you have that adds up to that amount??
One of my bows was around 700 complete and the other one was more than a grand.
My hunting bow is set up like this
Hoyt Ultramag ~$450
Copper John sight ~50, added .19 pins, ~20, sold the .29 pins for ~15
Doinker stablizer ~45
Easton axis arrows that I fletched and did all the work for ~100 or so, I am now on my 3rd dozen
quiver ~20 (I should have spent more money here, I hate my quiver
~tru-ball release ~90
~sling ~10
~sims devices ~30
~trophy taker drop away~80 I did have a nap drop away, but kept breaking the slide for them, so I tide a string to the down cable and got fletching contact no matter what I did so I took it off.
Thats a grand total of 875 plus tax. My other bow is well above that price.
You can save money though on things like the release and rest. Most any top end bows are going to cost anywhere between 600 and 800. The problem with used bows is you don't know the condition they are in, what the string is like, if its been dry fired. Some bows for example hoyts, can be dry fired non stop and it won't hurt them. However, bows like bowtechs don't hold up to dry firing.
Besides shooting every bow that you can. The one thing I would recommend is a good hunting arrow. They hold up much better then lighter arrows. They may cost more, but its well worth it. The only reason I have went through 2 dozen arrows in 2 years is due to losing them shooting 3d. [B)]
This is just my 2 cents though.
BTW, where in MN are you?
handgun - i live north/north west of st cloud about 60 miles. you??
There is a Gander Mountain in St. Cloud if I remember correctly. This would be a good place to at least pick up a bunch of different bows to see how they feel. Also talk to the guys that work there (or anyone else hanging around the bow section) and you will find that most archery guys are always willing to help out and get someone else into the sport.
You could also make the trip to Cabelas in Grand Forks or Rogers, MN (by the Cities). I realize that it would be a long trip, but they have an indoor range and you can try out all the different bows that they sell.
Oh, one more thing. Bow weight makes a difference too. Like I said before, sometime you will end up holding the bow up and ready for a long time waiting for that buck (or doe) to take another step, walk behind the tree so that you can draw, or just quit looking at you
im heading to my parents house this weekend, ill have to swing by cabelas and see what they got.
handgun - ha. i was born in mankato. have relatives in lake crystal, waseca, janesville, etc. etc [:0][:D]
im heading to my parents house this weekend, ill have to swing by cabelas and see what they got.
Cabelas carries Reflex (old hoyt models, still good shooting bows), Fred bear, Parker (another good shooting bow), PSE, and several other bows.
you guys kick * [:D]
Also, if you are looking for a place to bowhunt and have a place to stay down there, the river valley area between Mankato and St. Peter is AWESOME! Most of the farmers down there used to let you hunt their property as long as it was just bowhunting. Plus, there is some state land (natural praire) just outside of Kasota. Ask around while you are down there.