i am completely new to hunting. so new i dont have any equipment so i need help on what is needed to bow hunt, a basic starter kit of starter kit of stuff, maybe brand names of equipment as well. i have no ideas of whats good equipemt, whats exactly needed, so any help would be much appreciated.
Fred bear is good stuff I have used bear bows from when the first whitetail 2 came out up to now. I shoot an 07 model bear the truth (the first truth) and you couldn't pay me to shoot anything else at this time. Arrows carbin express rebels are great for the money fast and hit hard lot of energy in them things. Good luck
Go to your local archery shop and get another customer to talk to you. Try several bows and find what feels right to you.
go and shoot as many bows as you can and then pick which u like. arrows are a dime a dozen when u are learing Sent from my X10a using Tapatalk
See if you can find a local archery shop and try a few different bows. If you're on a budget, getting a ready-to-shoot package (a bow with all necessary parts included) is a great way to start out and you can upgrade the parts as you see fit. The basic things a bow needs is an arrow rest, sight, peep sight, string loop, wrist strap and some kind of stabilizer. Limbsavers and string dampeners will reduce shock and noise when the bow is shot. Newer Fred Bear compound bows seem to be easier for beginners to learn on. They tend to have medium cams as opposed to hard or fast cams which can be more difficult to learn with. PSE makes great bows as well. You can shoot with some sort of release aid or with your fingers but I think most compound bow shooters use a release. A quiver - whether mounted on the bow or a backpack or hip-style quiver - is going to be a needed item if you want to carry arrows into the field. Get some inexpensive carbon arrows, some field points and a block or similar layered foam target. The layered foam targets allow you to shoot field points and broadheads - bag-style targets won't stand up to multiple broadhead shots. There are many different broadheads out there both fixed blade and mechanicals. I'd start out with fixed blade and see how they work for you. They're generally less expensive than mechnicals and there are many different ones to choose from. Lately it seems like everyone is liking the Slick Trick heads but Muzzy are good as well. NAP makes a decent line of fixed blades also. A nice hard shell case for your bow and arrows isn't a bad idea and some necessary accessories for upkeep and adjusting your bow would include string wax/lubricant, a set of standard & metric Allen wrenches for making adjustments and a small box to keep small parts, tools, field points, etc. I think thats pretty much it for the bow equipment. However, no matter what equipment you get - you need to have confidence in its ability to perform and confidence in your ability and skill. The other stuff you'll need is 'general hunting gear' and includes at least these items: Good pair of boots and boot socks Camo clothes / jacket / gloves / hat /etc. Good knife Scent masking spray or cover scent (although this is debatable) Flashlight Check out this thread for other gear: http://forums.bowhunting.com/showthread.php?26708-Gear-list-!&highlight=gear+list Once all the above is taken care of then you can worry about a treestand or ground seat of some type. With all the above stuff (and your license of course) you can at least get into the woods and be ready to shoot and recover a deer if given the opportunity. Good luck and have fun!
