re: How did you get started in bow hunting?

I’m in the Birmingham area. Like you said I’d like to have someone take me hunting and show me the ropes first.

WMAs and NWRs are gonna be your best bet for public hunting to get started. It’s gonna be tuff hunting starting out. It’ll be a test for sure. Watch the hunting public and catman on YouTube to learn how to scout. Pick you out a stand your comfortable in and feel safe. If you hunt off the ground, please WEAR A SAFETY HARNESS. Search classifieds like archerytalk for a reliable setup and save some money right out the gate.
I grew up in a family that bowhunts primarily. My dad and uncle are some of the finest woodsmen that I know of in this part of MS. So I’ve learned most of what know from them plus what I picked up on my own. Good luck on this quest. You’ll learn a lot. You’ll sweat a lot. And you’ll swear a lot but in the end it’s the most fun a man can have outside of his “time” with his SO

Go visit Chag's in Metairie and see Sammy, he is the best in the region

Hunt the Bankhead NF. Buy a rifle and a seat cushion. Sit up on the ridges where you can look down into bottoms. No stand needed. You also might want a deer cart. Keep the wind in your face and the sun at your back. If you like this, try archery the next season. Archery is much harder to succeed with than a rifle. Good luck.

Got tired of seeing the In Stand Threads in here while I was sitting on my arse waiting for rifle season. Went got one fitted and rigged and bought it and started slinging arrows in the yard. I’m still a (10-year) newb, but once I have a place that isn’t dreadful to hunt in October, I’ll be ready. I average about 3 bow hunts a year now.

Hunted in a big club for years and stopped about 5 years ago. Walked away from hunting. 2 years ago I got the bug to shoot a bow and called a buddy. After talking we decided we would go try out a Refuge hunting later in the year. I went and bought a Mission by Mathews bow and have fallen in love with it ever since.

I shot my biggest buck with a bow to date that season and now have tags to hunt Kansas this fall.

You can go and spend all the money you want to spend on a bow setup. For the money though, I love my bow and it is very forgiving. Check them out.

I have to agree with this. Jumping straight into bow hunting, especially on public land as mentioned, can really turn one off from hunting quickly.

Go to local bow shop and get properly measured. Nothing shoots worse than a bow that doesn’t fit you. I have no problems with a good used bow. But make sure whatever you buy will fit you.

Saw an Eddie Rispone For Governor commercial

Hard to beat bow hunting. My heart pounds outta my chest on a buck or doe when bow hunting.