When you purchase a new Bow or Crossbow, How long do you plan on using it?

[Cory]

I still use my recurve my dad bought me when I was 13. I have an older compound I use. I also have a new Excalibur crossbow I plan on keeping till one of my boys make me buy a new one...lol... 

[wolc123]

In 35 archery deer seasons, I have used 3 vertical (compound) bows and one crossbow.   A limb broke on my first vertical after about 10 seasons so I junked it.  I still have the other two, but have not hunted with them since getting my entry-level crossbow in 2014.  I will keep using that until it breaks or until full-inclusion occurs, which would give me the incentive to upgrade a tad.  If that don't happen, I hope to get about 5 more years out of it.  It is showing no signs of wear yet and has dropped all four bucks that I have shot it at within 40 yards from where they took the bolts.  If I had more days to use it, I would want a second one just to have back-up.    

So for me, the answer to your question is a nice, even ten years.  I expect several lifetimes out of my guns, God willing.                       

Edited January 3, 2019 by wolc123

[JALA RUT]

2018 was my 36th bow season and I've had 3 bows throughout that time. My current bow since 2007, a Martin Magnum. Been shooting that bow so long that when I draw and anchor, it feels like a natural extension of my arm. Have switched out strings on it but that's all its needed in that time and still dropping deer with it.

[RangerClay]

I have a Sniper 370.  It really does the trick with 5 deer dead in the last three years.  Unless something goes wrong with it I plan to use it for a long time.  Some bow hunters like to trade up their bow every 1-2 years, that's just their thing.

[cas]

Bought my bow in 1994.  Works just as well now as it did then.  

I don't need "wiz-bang".  Some of the rifles I hunt with are 130+  years old.  

Edited January 5, 2019 by cas

[Bionic]

I tend to buy what i feel, and see as the best in my price range, or save longer to fullfill the want.  Knowing that, I tend to keep everything for years.  My rifles, my dad gave me, and I will never sell, or plan to use anything but.  My handguns, I have no desire to sell, my compound bow I have a love/hate relationship with, not sure what I will do in the future with it.  My crossbow I have a ton of fun with me just shooting targets.  I thought I would find crossbow boring, but for some reason I have a blast.  

[JRod 8G8H]

I have bought 3 bows in 10 years bowhunting I'm about to get my first Elite... I certainly care for them enough that i will be able to have a high resale value to put them on craigslist at some point lol