What was your first "NEW" bow?

[Jimbow39]

An old wood longbow. Dad gave me for Christmas when I was 12 years old. actualy there were two. one was 25# and the other was 45#. I broke the 25# bow after about 5 years of use. My x-wife somehow made the other disapear. Don't know if they were hickory or lemonwood. There was no name on them. I think they were made by a local bowyer. That was back in 1959. I'm 71 yrs old.

[Jimbow39]

Correction That was back in 1951.

[Kelly]

1961 bought my first bow from the local hardware store for $19.00 from money saved doing a paper route.Ben Pearson Cougar 42#. Kileed my first two deer with that bow-sure wish I still had it but then I didn't keep any of the bows I've used over the last nearly 50 years, except The current ones I'm shooting.

[Xavier]

1982 recurve take-down - mom bought it for us to keep us busy on vacation

[SourOwl]

BROWNING WASP #45 LEFT HAND, BOUGHT IN 1968 TO HUNT WITH; STILL HAVE IT AND SHOOT IT AS MY "GO TO" BOW. I HAVE A TRUST IN IT FROM LONG YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.  IT'S NEVER LET ME DOWN.  I OWN 29 BOWS NOW, BUT NONE MEAN AS MUCH AS THAT OLD BROWNING. IT'S MORE A FRIEND THAN A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

[Snakeeater]

A Bear 76'er in 1975 when I was in college. Red riser with white limbs. I still have it although it has been painted and customized over the years.

[stikbow4148]

my first deer hunting bow was a used ben pearson colt 62" 45#@28" still have it,but has twisted limb wish i could fix it..killed my first deer with it. my first new bow was a bear grizzley 50#@28"..john

[cjgregory]

1981 62" Kittridge T/D recurve. I was a marine overseas and just got back from the mid east and ordered it from the Bow Hut.

I use to hunt mongoose in hawaii outside on Kaneohe for hunting practice and hunted Axis deer on the big island.

I sold it to another Marine when I was getting out.  I bought a 1985 Martin hunter recurve.  

I would sure like to have that kittredge back.

[oldbohntr]

Latecomer to the thread....and to archery.  I started as an adult in 1974. Bought a Wing Slim Line Pro from the local discount store for $64 and happened upon the dumbest buck in Michigan!  Moved around the country and couldn't kill another deer for 7 years!!!  About 20 years later that old Wing had killed so many carp and suffered so much handling damage, was even further damaged by movers.  So I sold it for pennies!  Some years after that I realized I needed another Wing like that and went looking for one....yes, I picked one up, but then found they weren't such a great bow after all!  It's the old story - I was too dumb to know I had a mediocre bow and killed my deer with one shot! Too late smart, huh?

[rosharb]

In 1957 a green solid glass Paul Bunyan bow purchased at a hardware store in Sandusky MI.

[SlowBowke]

1968 Ben Pearson Pinto........55lbs, the whole town knew I had lost my mind not getting 45lbs!

Neat thread.

God Bless