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What is your journey in archery (Chronology of bows)

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  1. Siman/OH

    Siman/OH Legendary Woodsman

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    2006 Hoyt Lazertec 2006 - Present.

    Ive taken a dozen deer with it in 7 seasons.
     
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  3. TEmbry

    TEmbry Grizzled Veteran

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    03 Browning Rage
    07 Hoyt Vectrix
    12 Mathews HeliM
    Also have a Martin Mamba Recurve


    Still have all 4 (browning for bowfishing and Hoyt gifted to dad to try and get him into hunting again). Will be a long time before I get another one now. I'm just not caught up in the bow craze at all.
     
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  4. SPOTnSTALK

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    Love It!
     
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  5. Bowhunter1997

    Bowhunter1997 Weekend Warrior

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    Darton rookie t 2008-2009
    2009 Diamond razor edge 2009-2012
    2010 Hoyt alphaburner 2012-2014
    2009 Hoyt alphamax Jan.2014- Feb. 2014
    2012 Elite Answer Feb.2014- May 2014
    2010 Mathews z7 June 2014-now haha

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  6. OK/Sooner

    OK/Sooner Grizzled Veteran

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    Bear recurve
    Mathews Q2
    Mathews DTX
    Mathews Z7
    Mathews Heli-M

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  7. pastorjim08

    pastorjim08 Legendary Woodsman

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    You Da Man!!!:hail::hail::hail:


    Blessings........Pastorjim
     
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  8. longbowmanjimmy

    longbowmanjimmy Weekend Warrior

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    1. Built a bow out of a pine 2x4', that started it all.
    2. Various homemade longbows and a couple recurves mostly made from boards of hickory
    3. Dad finally went and bought me a used Hoyt mountian-something, cant think of the name-2008- shot 1st deer with this
    4. Bought a hoyt powerhawk- put down 2 bucks, my biggest to date 10 pointer
    5. Outgrew the powerhawk and bought a Strother rush this year, put 2 deer down. I don't think I'll need another bow for years to come, this bow is is a heavy tank that I doubt I will ever sell. Highly recommend Strother.
     
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  9. ruck139

    ruck139 Weekend Warrior

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    Starting somewhere in mid to late 1980's
    PSE StratoFlite Express
    Browning Midas XE (that I disassembled and threw away yesterday)
    Mathews Q2XL (2000-2008)
    Bowtech Sentinel (2009-present)
     
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  10. maxpetros

    maxpetros Grizzled Veteran

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    I think I caught what you got the past couple months.


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  11. SharpEyeSam

    SharpEyeSam Legendary Woodsman

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    1. Jennings
    2. Browning
    3. Mathews FX
    4. Mathews Drenalin
    5. Mathews Z7 Magnum
    6. Mathews Creed
     
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  12. fletch920

    fletch920 Grizzled Veteran

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    1. 1977 garage sale fiberglass recurve
    2. 1979 Ben Pearson youth compound
    3. 1984? Myles Keller Xi
    4. 1991? PSE compound (I don't remember the model)
    5. 2001 Mathews Q2
    6. 2007 Mathews Switchback- still use it

    6 bows in 37 years. I guess you can see that I don't get too caught up in the hype of new equipment. lol
     
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  13. frenchbritt123

    frenchbritt123 Grizzled Veteran

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    1995 - My wife bought my first bow. A new Hoyt, don't know the model, but still have it.

    2005 - Bought a used High Country for $100.00. No idea what model. Sold it for $50.00.

    2007 - Bought a used Mathews for $300.00 fully setup. Traded it in for the bow I have now. They gave me $100.00.

    2012 - Bought my second new bow ever. Hoyt Rampage XT. Plan on keeping it.

    I have invested about $800.00 in (bare) bows in the last 19 years.
     
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  14. C0wb0yChris

    C0wb0yChris Die Hard Bowhunter

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    1. Martin Magnum - 2000-13
    2. Hoyt xt2000 Magnum - 2013-14
    3. Mathews Creed XS - 2014-till I die(or my fiancee will kill me dead)
     
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  15. Mr.O

    Mr.O Weekend Warrior

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    1. Hoyt Impulse 1998-2004
    2. Reflex SuperSlam 2004-2010
    3. Hoyt AlphaMax 2010-2012 (bought it used and top limb split!)
    4. BowTech Assassin 2012-present
     
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  16. jacob

    jacob Weekend Warrior

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    the guy who sells him the bows is the man!
     
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  17. jrk_indle84

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    1. Mathews reezen
    2. Mathews ZXT
     
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  18. HuntMaine

    HuntMaine Weekend Warrior

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    Jennings Micro Extreme - mid 90's to 2000
    Mathews FX - 2000 to 2004
    Mathews Outback - 2004 to 2008
    Mathews DXT - 2008 to 2010
    Mathews z7Xtreme - 2010 to 2013
    Prime Defy - Spring 2013 to fall 2013
    Mathews Monster Chill - Fall 2013 to present
     
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  19. JLS

    JLS Weekend Warrior

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    Bear recurve 76-77
    Bear Whitetail Hunter 78-87
    HCA Safari 88-99
    Parker ?? 00-04
    Hoyt V-Tech 05-present
    To be decided 2015-16
     
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  20. frogtosser

    frogtosser Weekend Warrior

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    1. older recurve 1989-1991
    2. Bear Whitetail II 1991-2006
    3. Martin Cougar 2006-2014
    4. 2014 Mathews Monster Chillr 2014
     
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  21. jdhaines32

    jdhaines32 Weekend Warrior

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    2008 - I bought a yard sale older Jennings Uni Star( I believe that was the name. Never hunted with it though, but it is what peaked my archery interest.

    Followed by:

    2008-2009- Bear Done Deal

    2010- present - Mathews Z7



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