Help me with 1st bow

[Gutpile]

I just bought a little land and want to buy a bow. Problem is, I've never bow hunted. I don't know jack squat about bows. For now I would just hunt deer and possible turkeys because we have both on the property but as I look at different options they talk about pounds and lengths and it's all foreign to me. I know about ballsitics, reloading, different calibers but I'm  a fish out of water with bows, I don't even know where to start to look,  I didn't even know that broadheads had different weights, figured they were all the same.. I don't want to go to a shop and get hosed so help a guy out. LoL. Hell , I don't even know the different makes. Hoyt comes to mind but that's about it. Help me out a bit, you can laugh at me later. 

[Ridge Hunter]

Hey,

You will get a lot of different answers and opinions on this as everybody is looking for something a little different. The best answer is to figure out your budget for complete set up and then shoot as many as you can in that budget to see what you like. I just purchased a new bow this year and thought I narrowed it down to a couple bows until someone recommended trying another bow, I ended up liking that better than the prospects I had been researching and shooting. I was looking at the bowtech realm, realm x, pse evolve 31, evolve 35, and ended up with an obsession fixation 7xp.

[Special T]

You need to figure out your draw length first off. Lots of good you tube videos.
If you buy used buy with the correct lenght or make sure the bow is adjustable. Some are easy some arnt. Where you licated?

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[Gutpile]

I'm in Spokane. I'm going to go out to Spokane Valley Archery and look around. I've heard that they are a little difficult to deal with if you're not "in the know" but I don't really like the big outfits like Cabelas. As far as budget goes, what's reasonable for a complete setup? I do pretty well so I don't have to scrimp too much but I don't want to be stupid either. I guess I had an arbitrary figure of about $1200. Feeling overwhelmed though. I looked at the Bowtech and Hoyt sites and they have so damn many to choose from. Now I know how these kids who have never shot a gun or hunted before feel when they want to finally give it a go. LOL

[trophyhunt]

Don't forget to try an Elite, I'd stick with elite, bowtec or hoyt.  But like someone said on here, try some bows out and see what really feels good.  My buddy has a brand new bowtec for sale he won at a banquet, prob sell cheaper than advertised, has sites, quiver and rest. 

[pianoman9701]

You should ask D-Rock, as he buys a new bow every fifteen minutes and knows a lot of them! @d-rock

[spoonman]

Just go shoot some bows and find one that fits you properly and that you shoot well. The brand is secondary, especially if you are new to shooting. Stay away from a short brace height and a really short axle to axle. The best bow is the one that "you" shoot accurately! That being said all the big bow companies will have a bow that is worth looking at.

[724wd]

Skip SVA and head up to north 40 on highway 2 or go see Lon at sportsmans on the northside. I believe Lon works fridays-mondays (?). or make the drive to camo'd arrow in chewelah and see Lady Red. She would get you set up right, too. SVA will sell you what's best for THEM, not necessarily YOU... or at least that's how they used to be. fool me once (or 3 times in my case, I'm a slow learner...).

[724wd]

If you're on Facebook, the Evergreen archery page has lots of people who are great at assisting new archers. 5 minutes from downtown and less than $100 year to shoot any time you want. I've shot with my headlights there. There are guys that are there every day that can assist you in all kinds of archery stuff.

[dscubame]

Spokane Valley Archery has really improved over the last couple years to the point where I happily spend money with them now.  Tell them right out of the gate your position and chances are you will be pleasantly surprised.  There is one person their who does not have much of a personality and can put a guy off a bit but generally they have their act together now.

[WapitiTalk1]

Get one of these and never look back  .  Be the envy of your community with a non Hoyt, Bowtech, Elite, PSE, etc. bow by getting a Darton 

 http://www.dartonarchery.com/maverick-ii

[demontang]

If your ever around selah give me a buzz. Shoot every brand you can you'll find the right one. If you need setup help or any help with anything let me know I'm more then willing to help out with what I've learned over the years. Be sure to go to a good shop that will help you with your draw length and form it can make or break your experience with archery.

[tlbradford]

I have been watching a lot of videos from "NockonTV".  John Dudley is very knowledgeable and helpful in his info.  He talks slow, so watch it at 1.5x speed.

[Seahawk12]

Carefull.
You are talking about beginning a hobby that becomes an obsession for most huntets.
Welcome aboard.
When you try out a bow don't worry if you can't draw a heavy weight. Drawing a bow uses some shoulder muscles that seldomly get used.
Like others have said, try to shoot several brands. They all feel slightly different.
An idea may be to find a used bow that is highly adjustable for draw weight.
Best of luck. 

[JeffRaines]

I am hardly an expert on the subject, so take into consideration what you're paying for my advice...

If it were me, I'd keep my eye out for a cheap used beginner bow. Something like a Diamond Infinite Edge, PSE Stinger or the like... I've seen these go for $200 sometimes.

Go get it set up, and shoot it. If you catch the bug(and I'm sure you will), you can start slowly buying nice accessories(a new, nice sight, a nice quiver, rest, stabilizer, etc) to replace the cheap ones as you learn to shoot.

Those bows will kill anything you point them at... just as dead as the $1000 bowtech or hoyt. Hunt with it the first year.

See, over the course of the year you're going to start seeing what you like and don't like. I doubt 1 year in with your first bow that you're going to be 100% satisfied. After your first season is in and you know what you like and don't like, its likely the bow you bought for $200 will still be worth $200, so sell it and recoup almost all your money and go on the hunt for 'your' bow.

Everyone seems to want to do this in reverse. "Go shoot all the bows and find the one that speaks to you" they say... but as a beginner, the bows might be talking, but you can't understand what they're saying.