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Post by gobblerfreak on Dec 18, 2006 1:35:44 GMT -5
 Alright so what was everyones first bows, compound or otherwise? Mine was a red fiberglass r. handed Fred Bear take down recurve. My first compound was a R.handed Hoyt/Easton Rambo Jr. I got it when I was like 12 I think, Man I loved that thing!!! Still got it out at my dad's house!
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 18, 2006 5:02:50 GMT -5
35# Ben Pearson recurve; about 35 years ago.
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Post by fuzzyhoyt on Dec 18, 2006 7:30:26 GMT -5
Good Topic Gobblerfreak!
My VERY first bow was a 36 inch 35# Hickory flat bow that my Grand Dad made me. I stil have it and my sons still shoot it. It was made in about 1973. I gave the the rabbits a run for thier money with that thing on Grand Dad's farm! Harvest my first ever deer with it too.....I'll post that story on here sone day! OUCH did I ever get a good "switchin" from that episode!
My first compound was a Bear Polar....still got that one too. Grand Dad had bought that "contraption" as he called it and never shot it.
Happy Holidays everyone!
Fuzzy
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Post by hornharvester on Dec 18, 2006 9:02:56 GMT -5
My first bow was a Bear Kodiak Brown Bear wooden compound. h.h.
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Post by mikeweiler on Dec 18, 2006 9:19:08 GMT -5
My forst was a PSE Mach 1.5.
Mike
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Post by chicobrownbear on Dec 18, 2006 9:23:51 GMT -5
A red fiberglass recurve. Ah, those were the good old days.
My first "real bow" was a bear whitetail II compound.
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 18, 2006 10:07:23 GMT -5
Indian Mohawk.52" long and 45# at 28" draw. It was the only bow that I ever owned that I did not kill a deer with. I missed a couple with it, but it was never bloodied. I still have it on the wall of my den. First compound bow was a Carrol similar to the one on the left..Only mine was black..  The one on the right was an engineering nighmare as Carrol wanted to use up their recurve takedown handles because no one was buying recurves any more.. .
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Post by mbogo on Dec 18, 2006 10:14:12 GMT -5
My first bow was one of the red limbed kids bows when I was about 5.
My first real bow was an Xi Silverhawk.
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Post by raporter on Dec 18, 2006 10:57:38 GMT -5
Had one of the old solid fiberglass bows that we used to hunt carp with. First recurve was a 62" York, 48#. Took a few deer with that one before a limb collapsed on it. Next was a Root. It also took a few deer before a limb broke when I pulled it while in a tree. It was then time for the old Jennings of which I still have two. Now shoot a Bear Code, 50#.
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Post by Decatur on Dec 18, 2006 11:18:58 GMT -5
My first bow was a green fiberglass, Ben Pearson bow.
My first real bow was an Indian, ambidextrious 50# compound.
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Post by gpzyellow on Dec 18, 2006 13:15:19 GMT -5
my first bow was in 1981. It was a bright green Fred Bear Grizzly II compound 50#-60#. I loved that bow. I learned to shoot finger style with it. I love to shoot finger style. It just feels like your more a part of the bow. Its so hard to shoot finger with a new short axle bow now days
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Post by old3arrows on Dec 18, 2006 20:34:17 GMT -5
PSE Mach Flite 4R. I shot it enough to wear the limbs out! They replaced them for free and now it is my back up bow.
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Post by danf on Dec 18, 2006 21:42:35 GMT -5
First bow I hunted with was Dad's OOOOLLLLDDD Bear Whitetail II. Never shot at anything and didn't hunt much with it. That was around 10 years ago.
First deer I took with a bow was last year, again using an OOOOLLLLDDDD bow of Dad's; a Martin Eagle Magnum.
Gave him the Martin back this year when I bought a PSE Dakota.
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Post by Bowhunter68 on Dec 20, 2006 17:53:00 GMT -5
My first bow was a wooden Brown Bear. Loved that thing sold it to my little cousin don't know where it is now
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Post by pbr on Dec 20, 2006 20:08:10 GMT -5
Redwing Hunter.
First compound was a Jennings S Handle..
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Post by hoosier on Dec 21, 2006 17:04:29 GMT -5
Browning Drake Flightmaster. Still got it. Still shoot it occasionally for nostalgia's sake. It killed deer, but I wouldn't trade my Mathews for it by a long shot. Those were the days though...
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Post by Old Ironsights on Dec 21, 2006 20:41:00 GMT -5
A 35# garage-sale fiberglass recurve.
Replaced the next Chrismas with a Cast Aluminium Bear two-wheel "kit bow" (1983 or so).
Just "upgraded" to a Martin Cougar Speedflite. Gotta get it fitted tho.
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Post by tony on Dec 21, 2006 20:43:03 GMT -5
45# Ben Pearson Couger Recurve about 40 years ago and my first compound was a Bear Whitetail in 1976.
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Post by misty on Jan 15, 2007 22:25:54 GMT -5
My first bow was a Bear BlackBear. Had it set down to about 35 lbs. I've had it for about 16 years now. I still shoot it from time to time. |
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Post by parson on Jan 16, 2007 7:13:45 GMT -5
Ben Pierson recurve, about 42#. Bought it at the old Turnstyle store in Indy, if anyone remembers that place. It was on Shadeland Ave.
parson
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Alright so what was everyones first bows, compound or otherwise?
