While I was reading the what do you shoot post, I started wondering how long have you bowhunted or shot a bow. As many people that shoot on here I bet, if needed, we could get some good advice.

I have shot a bow for three years and this will be my second season to bowhunt.

This will be my first year in the woods with a bow.

I started bowhunting in August 1999.

just bought my bow in january, this will be my first season with bow.

Got my first bow when I was 6...a crappy compound(Indian Spirit) when I was 8...then a good bow when I was 12...the first time I was allowed to hunt with a bow was when I was 8. Would wonder around Grandpa's farm shooting AT rabbits.

I started hunting with a bow, a Jennings Shooting Star, in 1984 and have hunted virtually every year since then. I still shoot a Jennings; now a Carbon Extreme.

That was how I started out hunting. I went with a friend of mine that could only take guest in bow season. So for 2 seasons that is all I did. That was back in 1997.

Man that's a tough one. I had one of those red Bear kids bows when I was 8 or so, then got a bigger recurve type. Got a bear Whittail Hunter in about '85. Never killed a deer with it because I hunted tough places in Oklahoma and E. texas. Killed my first deer(doe) in Llano in 1989 or so. Never touched a gun since.

THIS IS MY FIRST SSEASON TO HUNT WITH A BOW.

Been bowhunting and shooting a bow since I was 10, so 27 years. Damn I'm getting old, never thought I would do anything for 27 years especially when I was 10.

I made my first Osage Orange bow in woodworking shop when I was in the 8th grade in 1946. I have been hunting with a bow ever since. Have taken about 140 white tails to date.I seldon hunt with a gun. Have had to drop down to a 60# bow , at 74 , Im not what I used to be. Good hunting

started with browning nomad in 83 or 84. first camo bow was a browning bushmaster in 84. it was cool. both bows exploded on me, you think i would have learned

teamron

Bigbill...you are the man. Keep rockin' and good luck this year. Do you still have that first bow?

My Dad fixed me up with my first bow when I was about 8 years old in 1968. Played with that for a few years thinning out the rabbit population. Then the Bear white tail hunter compound came outin the early 70's I think and at that time I thought that was the thing to have. Never could get the hang of shooting a compound with sites after shooting instintive all those years so I went back to a recurve and long bow. Hunt for the challenge in Tx. and N.M. now with my Traditional bows. Craig

I started bowhuntin when I was about 12. Been doing it ever since. Never got too terribly serious about it until about 7 years ago. Still looking to close the deal on a whitetail. Came real close last year, but ended up loosing the deer. Hoping this upcoming season is just a little better. I still break out the rifles the first of November but I would like to get to a place in my life where I mainly hunt with the bow and maybe only take the rifle out once or twice a year for old times sake.

I had a Blue Bear compound as a kid in the 70's. Started bow hunting when I was 16 and I'm now 37(21 years).
3 10 points
1 11 point old cull buck 7 points on one side
1 9 point last year
2 8 points ,Lots of does and hogs. 2Turkey

Tell us about the black York with the overdraw, Bluewave.

NO I dont have the first bow, dont even remember where it went .I do have a Bear Recure hanging in the den that was retired after 32 white tail kills, at 57# I probably couldnt even draw it.

Been gun hunting my whole life. I got my first bow last year. It's a Browning Micro Adrenaline, I LOVE IT! Between Cabela's and my b/f it's nicely tweaked. This will be my first season to hunt with it.

Started shooting a recurve in 1971. Switched to a compound bow in 1986. Started bowhunting when I got the compound. Had a long layoff from bowhunting and started back a couple of years ago.

I bought my first bow in 1984. A Pearson Diamondback. Springy rest, no sights. Had to put the camo socks on the limbs when hunting. That bow and my 2nd, a Spoiler by Pearson, killed more deer than I ever shot with a rifle. Uderstandably so, though; I bow slapped my deer so I could spend more days in the duck marsh.
Now I have a 2005 PSE Shark. Tore my tricep last year so I was out for archery season. But she'll get inaugurated next month.

started shooting about 88 and got to go on my first bow hunt in 90 didnt take a deer till 92 with a bow. been hooked on it for 16 or so years.