So how many bows have you owned ?

[rob-c]

With everyone talking about the bows they have owned in robhuntandfish thread. It got me thinking about my bows I have owned over the years. I tend to find something that I like and stick with it for years . So let’s hear what you had ....

97 PSE nova , didn’t know much and the bow was way to short of a draw for me .

98 Hoyt magnatec , finally  got a long draw bow to fit me, killed a pile of deer with that bow. Shot this bow at 78 lbs for many years when I was younger, I had some great kinetic energy numbers with this bow.. 

04 Hoyt protec long draw , backed this one down to 73 lbs . very very accurate bow .started getting picky about the deer I shot . I did kill 2 of my biggest deer with this bow. 

2014 factor 34  long draw , 65 lbs and shoots faster with a heavier arrow than anything previously I had. really like this bow a lot.  has a great draw cycle, shorter axle to axle that works a ton better in my climber. Shoots every bit as accurate as my protec. I have shot a few doe with this bow but no good bucks have walked out in front of it yet.. 

[Uncle Nicky]

I got into the game late.

I bought a used Bear compound bow, I still have it. Killed a few deer with it.

When crossbows became legal in PA, I jumped on the bandwagon quickly and bought a Barnett. I liked hunting with a crossbow, killed a lot more deer, but the Barnett was a headache from Day 1, it was at the factory for repair every year after hunting season. When I cracked the limb on it, I tossed it in the trash, and bought a Horton (which I still have & use). I will probably never buy another bow or crossbow unless mine break, I just can't catch the bug that most other guys do for archery.

[Doc]

I have not done a count lately, but I would say that I have close to a dozen bows currently hanging on the wall right now as well a several that I have sold over the years. Most of them were high end bows when I bought them. I am counting recurve and compounds. There was one recurve that had to be thrown away because of heavy checking. 

A SIDE-NOTE:  That reminds me, if you have bows that are showing structural flaws, don't just set them out with the junk at the side of the road. Either make them completely unusual of attach a note explaining that they are in dangerous condition. There are an awful lot of trash pickers that will use these things or place them in a yard sale or flea market for some unsuspecting newbie to try to shoot.

[moog5050]

I am going to guess and say 20-25 compounds and about the same number of recurves.  In the past, I bought and sold a lot - too many- used.  I haven’t bought a compound in 3 years.  Have a 2014 obsession Phoenix that shoots great.  And am trying to keep recurve purchases to a min.   Have 5 currently.   Best buck was killed with a black widow.  

[Robhuntandfish]

I have only had 6 I believe and two of those were for bow fishing.   

Have had 4 bear bows for deer , but didn't get into a lot of bowhunting til about 10 years ago. Only dabbled with it before.   This will be my third season with the latest bow.  

[Buckmaster7600]

I’m 30 and have owned 18 that I can remember. Half of the fun of Bowhunting for me is getting new bows and getting them to shoot perfect, spending time in my basement tuning a new bow is something I enjoy just as I enjoy reloading and getting rifles to shoot their best.


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[The_Real_TCIII]

Bear Whitetail II
Darton Excel
Darton Maverick
Matthews Q2
Bowtech Old Glory
Bowtech Old Glory (Now Turkeyfeathers)
Bowtech General
Bowtech General
Bowtech Sentinel (Now Grampys)
Elite Pulse
Elite Answer

Not sure what's next, my buddy loves the Bowtech Realm X I may shoot one soon

[52 farmer]

PSA Nova

Elite Hunter-2

Elite Pure-2

Elite Pulse-3--The_Real_TCIII owns one of them now

Elite 35

Obsession-Addiction

Obsession-Phoenix XL

[airedale]

Bear Super Kodiak Recurve

Bear Cub Recurve

PSE Razorback Recurve

Jennings Model T Hunter Compound

PSE Nova Compound

Browning Explorer 2 Compound

Bear Alaskan Compound

Oneida Eagle Aeroforce Lever Compound

The Jennings Model T and PSE Nova were my first compounds and were given to some young guys starting out, all the others I still have and still shoot.

Al

 

 

Edited August 26, 2018 by airedale

[Jeremy K]

A couple hand me downs with no name 

teton lite 

Z28

Pure

I31

GT500

Synergy 

[mowin]

Think I'm up to 10 since 1979...

Browning recurve, hand me down. 

Hoyt recurve.

Browning deluxe nomad. First new bow I owned. 

XI.. can't remember the model

XI legacy. Think that was the model

PSE Durango XL. Got this one while attending the PSE school. 

Hoyt magtec

Hoyt hypertec

PSE stinger

PSE fang. 

 

 

 

[Lawdwaz]

First hunting bow was a Bear Grizzly recurve, circa 1976?

I went to the compound with a Darton SL50 around 1982-83?

Went "backwards" in 1987 or 88 to a Bighorn recurve.  Ended up with another Bighorn, a couple Great Northern and a Robertson.  Then a Kohanna IIRC.

Pretty sure it was 1999 that I walked into Nick's Archery at noon on the second day of gun season.  I said hello Roy.......he looked at me and said WTF are you doing here?   He knew I was a traditional shooter and being the second day of gun season,  his second slowest days of the year he wasn't expecting to see much traffic.

I told him I was done with the stick bows and needed a wheel bow (again). Walked out with a deposit on a Darton Maverick...........

Kept that bow for a handful of years then went with a Bowtech Guardian.  And a few years later that was tripped for my current bow, a Elite Answer.  I believe this will be my 5th year with that bow.  No plans for a change, maybe this winter I'll think about it.

 

Edited August 26, 2018 by Lawdwaz

[Billdogge]

Way too many to count.

[Red]

Years ago i would buy a bow from dicks or other hunting stores use  for the season then return it . i did that for almost 10 yrs. The bow i use now parker legend xp I've had it for 8-10 years last year i stripped it down and placed everything on the bow to make it feel like i got a new bow.

I don't see me getting rid of it its EZ cam is very smooth and easy on my shoulders. Plus its a very quite and light bow. 

[Pygmy]

Three, not counting the one I had as a kid with the suction cup arrows...

A wing recurve...

A Darton SL-50...

A Hoyt Super Slam...

[Rattler]

In 48 years of hunting, I've bow hunted 42 years.  I've owned 15 recurves and 5 compounds of all different makes.  My first recurve was given to me by my cousin when he deployed to Vietnam in the late 60's.  I learned with it for years before I was old enough to get a hunting license.  I hunted firearm only for 6 seasons before I got my first bow license.  Since then many deer have fallen to my arrows.  Currently I have 3 recurve bows that I use and only the Oneida Phantom compound, which isn't a typical compound.  I recently broke a limb on my old Browning compound, which was just a backup bow anyway.  It usually take me 1 or 2 seasons to get a bow tuned perfectly, so once it's tuned i will hunt with it until it starts to fade.  That's usually 5 or 6 more seasons.  I will use multiple bows in a season too.  I'm always striving to simplify things though.  Having only the 4 bows I have now is the simplest I've ever achieved.

[The_Real_TCIII]

PSA Nova
Elite Hunter-2
Elite Pure-2
Elite Pulse-3--The_Real_TCIII owns one of them now
Elite 35
Obsession-Addiction
Obsession-Phoenix XL

The Pulse is still my favorite, it’s setup for 3D


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[The_Real_TCIII]

First hunting bow was a Bear Grizzly recurve, circa 1976?
I went to the compound with a Darton SL50 around 1982-83?
Went "backwards" in 1987 or 88 to a Bighorn recurve.  Ended up with another Bighorn, a couple Great Northern and a Robertson.  Then a Kohanna IIRC.
Pretty sure it was 1999 that I walked into Nick's Archery at noon on the second day of gun season.  I said hello Roy.......he looked at me and said WTF are you doing here?   He knew I was a traditional shooter and being the second day of gun season,  his second slowest days of the year he wasn't expecting to see much traffic.
I told him I was done with the stick bows and needed a wheel bow (again). Walked out with a deposit on a Darton Maverick...........
Kept that bow for a handful of years then went with a Bowtech Guardian.  And a few years later that was tripped for my current bow, a Elite Answer.  I believe this will be my 5th year with that bow.  No plans for a change, maybe this winter I'll think about it.
 

I bought my Maverick from Roy with bachelor party money in 2000. It was light years faster than anything else available but man talk about hand shock!


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[Lawdwaz]

35 minutes ago, The_Real_TCIII said:

I bought my Maverick from Roy with bachelor party money in 2000. It was light years faster than anything else available but man talk about hand shock!


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I'm glad all you've upgraded was the bow............

[Bionic]

This will be my 4th bow season, still on my first compound, which is a Mathew's Mission Hype.  The shop recommended it to me due to its highly adjustable features for me, since I have the prosthetic arm.  It has been a great bow for/to me.

[Marion]

Only on my second. Used the first one killed a few deer and a boar with it. Then moved up to my elite and killed a few deer, but need to get a few dozen more before considering upgrading.

You Can't Beat My Meat!!!

[Hunter007]

My attitude to Bows is if it is  not broken and you can shoot good with it  dont change it .

Since 94 only on  my second one .

[Gencountyzeek]

3, started with a Hoyt at 14 yrs old. The my wife got me a Diamond for christmas when i got back from Iraq, so i was 23. Then 2 years ago she got me a lefty mission ballistic. I shouldve been using a lefty from the get go. Left eye dominant, shoot guns lefty.

[DirtTime]

My first bow was one of those stick bows from Nichols, it was red and came with three wood arrows for like $20. Lost all three arrows the same day playing that silly game where you shoot the arrow straight up and the last one to run wins.

Darton ( I do not reacall the model, bought it used. String broke. )

Jennings Gale Force

Hoyt Spectra Raider in the brown camo

Browning Timber Wolf

Old PSE Thunder Flite Express ( bough used, again, string broke, pics on here IIRC )

 

Teton Alpine Lite ( Given to be my Jeremy K, bow did not fit, so I passed it on to another member here )

 

Current:

Diamond Prism

Edited August 26, 2018 by Rob...

[Jeremy K]

49 minutes ago, Rob... said:

My first bow was one of those stick bows from Nichols, it was red and came with three wood arrows for like $20. Lost all three arrows the same day playing that silly game where you shoot the arrow straight up and the last one to run wins.

Darton ( I do not reacall the model, bought it used. String broke. )

Jennings Gale Force

Hoyt Spectra Raider in the brown camo

Browning Timber Wolf

Old PSE Thunder Flite Express ( bough used, again, string broke, pics on here IIRC )

 

Teton Alpine Lite ( Given to be my Jeremy K, bow did not fit, so I passed it on to another member here )

 

Current:

Diamond Prism

Who ended up with that bow ?