Northernlilywhite
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Hi All,
So I am considering moving to archery for several reasons including (1) longer seasons all around (2) easier draw odds in the West (3) additional tags for meat purposes at home in the East and (4) I love new gear!
I am looking for some suggestions on bows around $500 bare or $600-700 packages. I am also looking for advice on draw weight.
We have very little support as far as serious bow shops in my area of northern NH so I would like to get my draw weight and bow choice correct from the start (or at least close enough that I can adjust it as needed) so I don't need to mess around with driving back and forth several hours to a bow shop several times.
As far as hunting method, I highly doubt I am going to move to tree stands just because I move to Archery. I am a ground sitter (moving every hour or two) or spot and stalk, likely because I am not that old and don't have the patience for 6-8 hours in a stand.
I am 30 years old and a pretty big guy with good power in my upper body, but ZERO bow experience. I am just wondering if 70lb draw weight is silly to think of starting with. I know physically I am strong enough but is my total lack of bow time going to mean 70lbs is a bad idea?
I am looking at some of the Cabela's packages and also some PSE packages to get me off and running relatively quickly and then I can tinker from there.
Thanks for the help in advance
So I am considering moving to archery for several reasons including (1) longer seasons all around (2) easier draw odds in the West (3) additional tags for meat purposes at home in the East and (4) I love new gear!
I am looking for some suggestions on bows around $500 bare or $600-700 packages. I am also looking for advice on draw weight.
We have very little support as far as serious bow shops in my area of northern NH so I would like to get my draw weight and bow choice correct from the start (or at least close enough that I can adjust it as needed) so I don't need to mess around with driving back and forth several hours to a bow shop several times.
As far as hunting method, I highly doubt I am going to move to tree stands just because I move to Archery. I am a ground sitter (moving every hour or two) or spot and stalk, likely because I am not that old and don't have the patience for 6-8 hours in a stand.
I am 30 years old and a pretty big guy with good power in my upper body, but ZERO bow experience. I am just wondering if 70lb draw weight is silly to think of starting with. I know physically I am strong enough but is my total lack of bow time going to mean 70lbs is a bad idea?
I am looking at some of the Cabela's packages and also some PSE packages to get me off and running relatively quickly and then I can tinker from there.
Thanks for the help in advance