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| Posted by | Message | Stewie Griffin 
USA Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2005
12121 posts
| Getting started bow hunting (Posted on 12/28/12 at 8:50 am)
I've been duck hunting since I was about 8 or 9 (I'm 24 now), never hunted deer.
I want to get into bow hunting. Dad's a duck/goose/dove hunter, hunted deer in college but not since.
Q's:
How difficult is it to get started?
What's the best bow for a noob?
What's the best way to learn the particular nuances of bow hunting? Hunt with another bow hunter? Watch vids? Read books?
Finding land to hunt on isn't a problem; we have some land we use for dove hunting that my dad's buddy built some blinds on and has some feeders set up for; he's killed a couple there over the last two or three years.
(I'll end with a note that my desire to bow hunt has been sparked by Steven Rinella's Meat Eater. If you haven't read it, you should.)
| | Back to top | Share on  | Salmon
Montana Fan
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
17809 posts
| re: Getting started bow hunting (Posted on 12/28/12 at 8:53 am to Stewie Griffin)
quote:
How difficult is it to get started?
not hard, just require initial investment
quote:
What's the best bow for a noob?
how much you looking to spend? Hoyt makes good, mid range bows
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What's the best way to learn the particular nuances of bow hunting?
the only way to learn is to do it
| | Back to top | | oleyeller 
Tennessee Fan
Down South
Member since Oct 2012
2396 posts
| re: Getting started bow hunting (Posted on 12/28/12 at 9:05 am to Salmon)
You will hear all kind of answers on a bow to get started.. I started last yr with a piece of junk.. Went and bought me a lower-mid range bow this year an LOVE IT. I paid $350 for it bramd new. Very quiet and fast and wont break the bank.. 2012 pse brute x.. Here is a pic of the bow
| | Back to top | | AUCE05 
Auburn Fan
Member since Dec 2009
5724 posts
| re: Getting started bow hunting (Posted on 12/28/12 at 9:05 am to Stewie Griffin)
Well, the largest hurdle is finding land. You've got that covered. Hoyt, Bowtech, PSE, all have mid-range bows to get started. You'll spend ~$600.00 on a setup. The only tip is to make sure those blinds have enough room to shoot your bow.
| | Back to top | | Stewie Griffin
USA Fan
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2005
12121 posts
| re: Getting started bow hunting (Posted on 12/28/12 at 9:23 am to AUCE05)
Thanks for the feedback. I was hoping land would be the biggest hurdle.
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