Howdy, Been hunting with a crossbow for the last few years. Ready to go back to a compound this year. Looking forward to gettting some tips and advice on what to buy and just overall discusson on bow hunting.
As far as what bow brand or model, I think there are so many good ones that you do yourself a disservice by only considering a specific brand. But with that being said, I believe I could find a model of bow within any brand and like it, be happy with it, and shoot it well. In the past I have leaned towards Bowtechs simply because I love the no bow press needed tuning of their Deadlock system, but these days most every brand offers an easy method of no press tuning. When shopping for a new bow most everyone will tell you to go to the different manufacturer's sites and look at their offerings. Make a list of the ones that have the specs you're after, such as axle to axle, speed, brace height, weight, cost, then go to a Pro Shop and shoot them. I like to bring my own release, a couple arrows (so they are the weight that I like to use, which affects how the shot feels and shot noise), and I also bring a wrist sling since I can't stand to shoot a bow without one. After shooting several of the bows I choose the one that I like the most. Noise, how steady it held, draw cycle, etc.
For some reason there are a lot of gear junkies in the bow hunting community that feel the need to swap bows and get the new latest, greatest stuff every year or two. If you are persistent, you can sometimes find some sweet deals on lightly used late model bows all set up with all the accessories. Bought my son in law a two year old Matthews with; sights, rest, peep, string loop, quiver, hard case, bunch or arrows, broadheads and field points for $900 a year ago. Probably half price or less than retail.
