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Old 12-27-2013, 11:18 PM
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It counts the same as your first hair bow, bow tie or David "Bowie" cd in relation to this topic.
On another note did anyone have a Jennings buck master? That was my first solo cam and a really cool bow at the time.
Sorry, if, I offended you; that was not my intention Stinkhammer. My bad. Just thought i would respond to the thread, is all. i don't get on the site much, and, just trying to get more replies in is all. Just responding honestly to the question asked. Have a Great evening!
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Old 12-28-2013, 08:48 AM
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Sorry, if, I offended you; that was not my intention Stinkhammer. My bad. Just thought i would respond to the thread, is all. i don't get on the site much, and, just trying to get more replies in is all. Just responding honestly to the question asked. Have a Great evening!
You didn't offend me at all I was just trying to be funny. I guess I sould have put the little smiley faces in.
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Old 12-28-2013, 08:57 AM
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My first bow I bought at the old hardware store in the Whitecourt Mall in 1994. Was a Bear Whitetail II package. Cost around $350 then. Came with quiver, finger tab, arm guard and 3 arrows. Bought a trigger release and a bunch of arrows at the bow store in Barrhead soon after. Shot my very first elk with it that fall south of Whitecourt in DTLW050001using 125 grain Thunderhead broad heads.
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Old 12-28-2013, 09:39 PM
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My old man bought me my first bow when I was 15 from Dan Hungle at trophy book archery, back when it was a good place to shop. It was a PSE Nova, killed my first 4 deer with it.
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Old 12-30-2013, 08:46 PM
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mine was a hoyt turbohawk, man I miss that bow but that being said the 2 I got now are pretty saweeeeet
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Old 12-30-2013, 08:59 PM
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Shaved down piece of chokecherry with a twisted skate lace for a string. Worked good killed lots of gophers with it.
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Old 12-30-2013, 09:00 PM
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Mine was PSE SPIRIT my dad bought it at a pawn shop for 30 bucks all set up
first and only isn't it
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Old 01-01-2014, 07:54 PM
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Mine was a Jennings buck master
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Old 01-01-2014, 09:26 PM
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Mathews creed
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Old 01-01-2014, 10:58 PM
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Mathews Legacy second hand from Jim-Bows.
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Old 01-02-2014, 08:55 PM
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PSE lightning flight. I bought it back in the late early 90's. I've had a few PSE's since then
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I don't even remember! Jennings I believe it was.
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Old 01-03-2014, 10:19 PM
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Bear archery 20# round wheel compound from white elephant in spokane if I remember right. I was 9 haha that was 22 years ago now shot fingers and killed alot of gophers with it. I cant even remember were that bow ended up. I updated to a browning round wheel still hunt with it haha maybe time for a new bow....
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Old 01-03-2014, 10:29 PM
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My old man bought me my first bow when I was 15 from Dan Hungle at trophy book archery, back when it was a good place to shop. It was a PSE Nova, killed my first 4 deer with it.
My first bow was from Dan in 2001 and I am still shooting it. Mathews Q2XL and I am still shooting it. Dan was a great guy.
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Old 01-07-2014, 09:48 PM
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Mine was a Horton Magnum crossbow out of England back in the late 70's....bought it from a fella in Chippewa Ontario....all aluminum body with a black plastic coating. 125lb. recurve with a Bushnell .22 scope on it.
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Old 01-07-2014, 10:10 PM
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Hoyt Vectrix XL, is the first that I owned. First year hunting borrowed my dad's old Browning, unsure of model however know it was a late 80's/early 90's model
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Old 01-08-2014, 09:28 AM
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It counts the same as your first hair bow, bow tie or David "Bowie" cd in relation to this topic.
On another note did anyone have a Jennings buck master? That was my first solo cam and a really cool bow at the time.
Stink I know you like David Bowie.

My first was a High Country Force.
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Old 01-08-2014, 03:03 PM
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Stink I know you like David Bowie.

My first was a High Country Force.
I like David Bowie just not into David Crossbowie.

My first trad. bow was a 64'' custom long bow by Quarter moon as well.
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Old 01-12-2014, 07:13 PM
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My first bow was in 1985..a martin warthog. I knew nothing about archery ,only that now its all I do
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Old 01-13-2014, 09:29 PM
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Getting a good laugh especially at the fact that I must be getting old since I can remember the names and can picture some of these bows. Mine was a Jennings Black Lightning that I got for Christmas.
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Old 01-16-2014, 07:31 AM
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Jennings buckmaster it was back in 1996. I though it looked cool back then with the all camo and split limbs. Didn't know nothing about bows. Some guy's I knew opened an archery store and were bragging about the performances of them and at that time it was an ex exclusive bow zone here. So I had some cash to spend and went in and got myself a starting kit. Payed over 700 buck's at the time. Went out and joined at the indoor shooting range. The second nite shooting after a couple of arrows, I let one of and the damn bow fall apart right in my hands. Bring it back to the store get it fixed and back to the indoor club. Two of these store owners were pot guy's so this store was only a front . They always had the top and best equipment. Then they got into the Matthew's bow line . A lot of dope guys are upgrading to these with no problem buying them. So after a few issue's with the not so cool buckmaster(to me) I wanted to follow these guys with the good bows and finally upgraded to a Matthew's Z-MAX 60/70 lbs bow. The big boss at the store let me have it on a cash down and rest on credit . In October 1998. Finally finished paying it off in October 1999 for a total of 865.000$ and stii have to this day. I just need a NSW bow string for it. I was lucky to get 450.00$ for that jennings.
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Old 01-20-2014, 06:14 PM
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Mathews Z-Light.....
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Old 01-21-2014, 06:20 PM
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My first was a used Parker Buckhunter. Bought it online from a guy, came with sight, biscuit, and 4 arrows. Shot it for a few years, now onto my first new bow.
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Old 01-21-2014, 11:51 PM
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Roll of snow fience was my portable blind frame, I used to set it
up on the fence line to hunt crows back in those days.
I think I got maybe 1 or 2, crows are pretty smart birds.

The picture may look a little canted, that's be cause mom never
did get the hang of the new camera and simply held it waist high
"point and shoot" like a shotgun at the hip.

If you look close you can see I dont have the bow drawn while
mom took that picture. I simply could not hold it long enough
for her to work the camera.

Oh yea, that's a ringneck tail feather in my hat from a bird I shot
the fall before (got that one with my side by side).

1985 was solid fiberglass 45lb dw, don't recall the manufacturer.
Strawbails and groundhogs with that one.
Think I had a Ben Person next but can't remember.
Then was a Bear Whitetail Hunter II.
Then a Golden Eagle Hunter.
Then a Mathews XT.
Then a Mathews DXT.

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Old 01-24-2014, 03:10 PM
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Roll of snow fience was my portable blind frame, I used to set it
up on the fence line to hunt crows back in those days.
I think I got maybe 1 or 2, crows are pretty smart birds.

The picture may look a little canted, that's be cause mom never
did get the hang of the new camera and simply held it waist high
"point and shoot" like a shotgun at the hip.

If you look close you can see I dont have the bow drawn while
mom took that picture. I simply could not hold it long enough
for her to work the camera.

Oh yea, that's a ringneck tail feather in my hat from a bird I shot
the fall before (got that one with my side by side).

1985 was solid fiberglass 45lb dw, don't recall the manufacturer.
Strawbails and groundhogs with that one.
Think I had a Ben Person next but can't remember.
Then was a Bear Whitetail Hunter II.
Then a Golden Eagle Hunter.
Then a Mathews XT.
Then a Mathews DXT.
That's a great old photo thanks for sharing.
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Old 01-24-2014, 03:31 PM
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My first bow was a willow branch, green, bent with bailing twine as a string. I shot lots of farm made willow, at cotton tails. Fiberglass re-curve was next.
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Old 02-08-2014, 10:58 PM
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I got into bowhunting with a bow made by a company called Chekmate. I believe it was made in B.C. It had split limbs, a feature that became popular a decade later. Kilt my 1st bear with it.
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Old 02-08-2014, 11:39 PM
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Pse nova bought at. 13 following year arrowed a fork horn mule at 35 yards and a p&y bull moose at 40 at the age of 14 also missed 4 elk with that bow
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Old 02-09-2014, 08:01 AM
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There was a fellow in Calgary in the 1980's that owned Baron Archery. He made compound bows in his garage.

My first one was through him; Spirit II, 70 lbs....Boy have the bows ever improved since then......
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Old 02-09-2014, 08:59 AM
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Fiber glass recurve when I was a kid, think it was 30#. Bought a bear in the earlier 90's, can't remember but assume it could have been a whitetail II. Didn't know anything about archery back then. Bought a used prairie fire after that, then Mathews mq32, 63# Sorensen longbow, 45# Martin savannah, Mathews fx, 53# four points longbow, mathews drenalin. All I shoot now is my four points longbow.
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