Anybody Else hunt with older bows

[Squirrel hunter22]

I shoot a High country compound I had it since I was 14 that was 10 years ago .. It was a gift from one of my mentors growing up and I cherish every ounce of it and will never part with it .. The draw weight is #65 and draw lengthy is 29, I couldn't pull it back when I first got it .. When I turned 15 I finally could and shot it daily honing my skills. I turned 16 I shot my first archery deer with it not far from my grandmother's house .. I was using thunderheads and had a complete pass through on the 8 point buck . I hit the heart a piece of lung and a rib on the exit .. Just all in all it brings back good memories and is a good shooting bow That I will forever keep.. Anyone else has a older bow they still hunt with or will not get rid off.

 

[antharper]

I had a pse Mach flite that I hunted with for probably 20 years, met a kid at church and got him into hunting and gave it to him about 10 years ago , he sent me a few pictures with it and deer that he killed with it

 

[dixiecutter]

I run about 10 years a bow. I'm on my fourth. Last upgrade was to give my little brother my bow, so I needed another one. If your bow doesn't handicap your hunt, hang in there with it. It doesn't have to be a conversation piece.

 

[shdw633]

I have a Martin Cougar Magnum that I bought in the mid 80's that still see's action now and then.

 

[Hillbilly stalker]

I have/ had a Mathews Legacy I bought in 2002. Killed between 8-15 deer a year with it for several years. My boy watched me shoot it, he helped trail, drag and clean a lot of the deer I took with it. Her name was “ Honey”. When his shoulders got wide enough...I handed her to him. He’s still killing deer with it. I tried to buy him a new bow as a gift and he just shook his head. I still have my first bow, an old Bear Whitetail 2, bought it in 1984 or 1985, scared to shoot it anymore tho.

 

[dtala]

my go to bow is a Bear TD that I bought in 1969, still killing deer 50 years later.

buck in my avatar fell to that bow in 2008

 

[Raylander]

Yes. I have a Parker Ultralite 35. It wasn’t my first bow, but I hunted it for 12 years. It will still slang em

 

[NBN]

The oldest bow I still have is a Mathews MQ 1. Killed a pile of deer with it! I haven’t shot it in years. I also still have my Mathews Conquest 3. I won a bunch of tournaments with that bow.

 

[DSGB]

Still shooting a PSE Stinger '08 model. Last season was the first year I didn't kill a deer with it. If it ain't broke.........

 

[alwayslookin]

Nice group! Still hunting with a '07 Pearson Stealth. It holds good, shoots where I aim and I like the specs - 34" ata, 7.25" brace.

 

[Squirrel hunter22]

Thanks for all the replies and just taking time out your day to give me a little perspective of one of your old favorite bows that still get action ... I feel a bow is like a gun .. it don't have to be pretty as long as it still can shoot and is safe enough to shoot nun wrong with it .. Thanks guys

 

[strothershwacker]

Yea a 45 year old BEAR Grizzly?

 

[Squirrel hunter22]

Hope to see some deer killed with the old stuff this season .. Good luck everyone stay safe

 

[Wayne D Davis]

Haven't even pulled this thing back in 6 years but I'm sure it'll still do the job. I have a bad shoulder so I may pass it along to someone.

 

[Nicodemus]

I still bowfish with the bow I got in 1968. 45# Bear Super Grizzly.

 

[benellisbe]

Oldest bow I have and still shoot in the yard is a 1987 Oneida Screaming Eagle (SE900). I also have an Oneida Kestrel that I really enjoy shooting. It is far smoother than that old SE900. I also have an Elite Hunter and a Hoyt RX-3.

 

[Ga Waters]

I shoot an American Archery Cheeta Special Hunter from back in the late 1960's. A 45# recurve. I shot it 13 years before buying a rifle. I shoot 50-75 arrows a day with this bow and it still shoots great. Don't know what I'll replace it with when it's gone.

 

[across the river]

I still deer hunt with a High Country as well that I have had for 27 years. If it still kills them, why buy a new one.

 

[EDH]

I hunt with a Mathews Q2. I got it brand new in the early 2000’s. It still shoots good so I haven’t thought about upgrading. If and when I do I’ll probably go used. Bows seem to depreciate pretty quick.

 

[THE HATCHET MAN]

I still have 2 bows from the early 80's. A PSE Laser Magnum and a Martin Cougar Magnun. Had a Golden Eagle but gave it to my son.