What was your first "NEW" bow?

[Blackhawk]

Many of us ole timers began shooting bows in the 50's and 60's, but I was so poor I could not afford $40-$50 for a new bow and had to settle on second hand models.  

It was not until 1971 that I actually bought my first, brand new, store-bought bow....a Bear Kodiak Hunter in 50#.  I gave a little over $50 for it.

How about you?  Remember that first new bow?...and do you still have it?

[PAPALAPIN]

1960 Ben Pearson Super Jet...50#   $13.00 from MonkeyWard  1960...still have it

1963 RED WING HUNTER...50#    $32.00  from Janssen Archery Shop, New Orleans  1963...cracked up

[Larry m]

Late 50's, Bear Red Fox given to me by my parents in Glasgow, Montana. This bow is now being used by my brothers Grandson in Eastern Colorado.

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

After 40+ years, I am still waiting to buy a "new" stick bow..
Did buy a couple different ones with training wheels back in the dark ages.

[shick]

After shooting a green fiberglass Paul Bunyon, upon return from overseas in '68 I bought a brand spankin' new Wing Gull for about $31.  My brother bought an identical one at the same time.  I'm looking at it in my bow rack as we 'speak'.  Then I bought my buddies new '70 Super Kodiak after he used it for one season.  Trying to track down an identical one.
Shick

[ishi1archer]

My first new bow was given to me for Christmas 1967 from my parents, Blackhawk
scorpion 35#. The first new bow I purchased for myself was a Wing Thunderbird 45# 52" 1969.

[Ron Roehrick]

My first new bow was in 1974 a Browning Nomad stalker 49 lbs. I killed my first 10 deer with that bow, I wish I still had it.

[TBinMN]

50# 1970 Bear Grizzly - still have it and its' in great shape.  It is my go to bow for bowfishing nowadays.
What an investment! - I think it cost me $50 when I bought it from the guy who first interested me in archery.  He ran neighborhood archery shop out of his garage.  His father was a writer for the Minneapolis newspaper and was also very instrumental in my development as not only was he a great guy - he was friends with Fred Bear.  
To a kid in 1970 - Fred was a truly living legend to be admired and a heck of a better person to idolize than most of the sports celebrities today.


Hey Ron - I hope you are doing well!  I still love the 55# '64 Kodiak I bought from you last year.  What a great shooter!  This year it will be my whitetail bow - along with a '59 Kodiak that Joe Lasch (Prairie Traditions) is refinishing for me.

Terry Beaudoin
MN

[Mike/Columbia Basin]

Mine was a Browning in 1972 for around $50 and it is still my carp bow.

[ses]

mine was a ben pearson spoiler back in 74

[MJB]

Green Bear fiberglass black rubber handle my Dad got for me and my brother for Christmas. Camp Lejeune PX

[Tatersalad]

alright i'll proably get blasted but it was actually a bear compound bow in 1996.....my first new traditional bow was a 3 piece tree stick from Acadian Woods in 2009.

[bear1336]

67 Bear Grizzly 48# with a Bear double spring arm quiver.

[ckruse]

Bear Green Fox, Christmas present late 60's or early 70's still have it! CKruse

[d. ward]

I still have my first bow which was a solid fiberglass job 1960's model.Buying a new bow wow that did not happen with me until later in life.I have only ever purchased one new bow.All before and all since have been used but the one new purchase NWA July 1976 50X# Kodiak Hunter bd  

[reddogge]

My first new bow was a Ben Pearson longbow 30# given to me at Christmas in 1955.  Next was a solid fiberglass green recurve in 1958.  Then as an adult I bought my first real hunting bow in 1967, a Bear Grizzly.  I don't have any of them.

[Jack Shanks]

Late sixties or early seventies I can't remember for sure. AMF Red Wing Hunter 45# left hand and around $35 new.I shot lefty for the first several years because that his how Fred Bear shot and my first used bow could be shot off either side. No one told me about the eye dominance thing until a few years later.

[GreatBay]

Mid 90's Howatt Hunter.

[Blackhawk]

   

I expected to see someone tell us about their first new bow....a 1959-62 Bear Kodiak.    

[Danny Rowan]

1962, I got a Ben Pearson fiberglass 45# bow for Christmas.

1967 bought first new bow, Ben Pearson Cougar and was given an Ole Ben longbow.Shot that longbow for many years. Killed my first deer with it in 1970 plus a bunch of rabbits and quail before that.