03-21-2006, 05:30 PM
Getting into bow hunting your will find, like anything else, that there are people who are deadset for brand A and against brand B. Take everything everyone tells your with a grain of salt. 
I like the suggestion that you go out and shoot bunch of different type of bows. Personally I shoot a PSE, it is one they dont make any more, its probaly 3 years old or so. Mathews is a good brand, but i have known several Mathews shooters who has given them up for one reason or another. I know Mathews addressed that in there new lines of bows this year so give them a try, but if you are just geting into bow hunting I would HIGHLY suggest buying a used bow that is in good shape and shooting it A LOT!! Bow hunting is not like rifle hunting where you can sight it in and put it down, you need practce, practice, practice in hunting like situations. Get yourself a 3d target and go to the woods and put it some where and then shoot at it from every consevable situation you could see coming up. That way when it happens you will know what you are capable of and not capable of. Another thing is once you got the bow you like that is just the begininng of everything. Next you have to find a arrow you like (in my opion a good carbon is the way to go) and then you got to find a good broadhead that flies good on that arrow. I hope you get a bow and shoot it a lot this summer before going out and hunting. It is the funnest way to big game hunt i do believe. Well good luck and sorry this ran so long.
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I like the suggestion that you go out and shoot bunch of different type of bows. Personally I shoot a PSE, it is one they dont make any more, its probaly 3 years old or so. Mathews is a good brand, but i have known several Mathews shooters who has given them up for one reason or another. I know Mathews addressed that in there new lines of bows this year so give them a try, but if you are just geting into bow hunting I would HIGHLY suggest buying a used bow that is in good shape and shooting it A LOT!! Bow hunting is not like rifle hunting where you can sight it in and put it down, you need practce, practice, practice in hunting like situations. Get yourself a 3d target and go to the woods and put it some where and then shoot at it from every consevable situation you could see coming up. That way when it happens you will know what you are capable of and not capable of. Another thing is once you got the bow you like that is just the begininng of everything. Next you have to find a arrow you like (in my opion a good carbon is the way to go) and then you got to find a good broadhead that flies good on that arrow. I hope you get a bow and shoot it a lot this summer before going out and hunting. It is the funnest way to big game hunt i do believe. Well good luck and sorry this ran so long. [signature]