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hey guys, i'm sure there are quite a few on here who are bow hunters, and i need a little advice.

i had a couple bows when i was a younger, but never got very good with one. figured the only way i could kill something with a bow  would be to hem it up in a corner and beat it to death with it. but lately i had been thinking about trying it again, then the other night we were watching Pig Man, and my wife said she'd like to have a bow to shoot. so i thought i might try to come up with something for us to share to begin with and see if either one of us really wants to pursue it or not.

my question is, what would be good to start with that might work for both of us for now? not looking to spend a bunch till we see how well we like it, but dont want junk either.

thanks

Matthews Adenaline all the way!

Rockin W
  theres lots of great bows out there I myself shoot Martin and have for 20 plus years
but  unless you and your wife ae the same size, arm reachand other factors  it would be hard to set both of you up with the same bow the best thing is to go to a bow shop or even Bass pro where they have a Pro Staff that can get your bow or bows set up,for the both of you. Its the job of the pro staff to help you get your bow set up right so you can hit your mark.
 a customer  thats hitting bullseyes is a happy customer that will keep shooting
          Dexter

My dad and i both have bowtechs and love them.

I shoot a bowtech myself.

Dexter is right. Go to a bow shop and get fitted to a bow.  Draw length will be different for the both of you. If your bow is not set up properly for the specific person it will never shoot accurately.   Any of the mid price range bows are accurate enough to hunt with.  Expect to spend 5-6 hundred for each of them by the time you walk out the door. Release, arrows, sights and rest all add up quickly.

i have a martin cheetah and absolutely love it. its fast and queit. real smooth. awesome bow.

i have owned them all currently i have a bowtec and a mathews z7. go get fitted and shoot them all then decide what you want.

Like said before draw length will be different I'd imagine. I bought my wife a parker that was 40-50 lb draw. 40 lb is the minimum draw weight in oklahoma. it was 400 and came with 6 carbin arrow fletched with field tips, sights, set up, arrow rest. I mean the works and a hard case. If you know you ain't 2 bueno at it I'd get that for her and see if she likes it. If she does and money allows purchase yourself one. I got a 2009 G5 quest off ebay for 300 with nothing but is an excellent bow. Martins are also excellent bows. That's what Uncle Ted uses. But if any of this helps awesome if not sorry I said anything lol.

You can never go wrong with a pse.

mathews

Everyone is gonna have a different opinion. Its kinda like what breed of dog or what brand of truck is best. Just go shoot a few different brands and see what you like best. I would recommend buying a used one cause a lot of people get new ones every year or every couple of years and sell their old ones at reasonable prices that are already decked out. I have a couple OLD one that aren't very fast, quiet or accurate but put meat on the table every year and thats what matters to me. But I do have a friend that has a new hoyt and that sure is easy, fun and accurate to shoot. It all boils down to what you like and what you want to do.

Most places will sell used bows pretty reasonably bought my wife a nice pse for 100 bucks allready set up and she is pretty decent with it.  I have a pse nova that would be a good starter bow go to a bow shop and find ur draw length and msg me ill let it go pretty cheap nothing wrong with it just never shoot it

I've got old pse mach flite 4 and a mach flite 6. Both'll will knock a pig down. Heck, even got Ted Nugent's to autograph the upper limb on the 4! Dated 1991. Dang that makes that bow old,,, but anyway, pse is a good bow

Good advice Dexter. A modern bow is a very personalized piece of equipment and I think you should consider different bows for you and your wife.
Get an expert to help you with everything.

O yeah.......Hoyt all the way!  ;)

thanks guys

ive been shooting a hoyt for the last couple of years and like them but am considering to going to a darton if i were you i would check into one of them. But like others are saying its all about personal choice.

I shoot a PSE and i love it. The darton's are very good bows but they are a little bit more expensive but they are deffinately worth it.

 fred bear offers a good starter bow, its lights out. i dont know how big a boy u are but just starting out and gettin somethin your wife can shoot to, i would get a bow that has a range of 30-50lbs, usualy, they are in 10lbs increments, say a 40-50, 50-60 and so on. the lights out starts at around 350-400 unrigged. i shoot a mathews dxt but iv been shooting for many yrs now and that bow is 700-800 bare bones. go with a starter bow, get used to it, if its somethin yaw would enjoy doin together, get a bow with in your pull weight range and let her use the lights out. one of my old soldiers has/had a lights out and was selling it for 500 fully rigged with arrows and case. i will c if he still has it and how much if so if you are interested. shoot me a pm and let me know

I shoot a bow more than anyone. If someone doesent believe me I have about 20 titles under my belt. ONE BOW WILL WORK FOR THE BOTH OF YOU. Your gonna have to set it up for your wife though. Its much easier to shoot a short draw length than a longer one. I would but a bowtech because the draw length can be changed with a moduel rather than a cam. Buy a 50 to 60 pound and rig it out. If she doesent like it the change the draw and turn your cable to about 65 pounds. Thats all you will ever need.

Let the woman have her own bow Pig Patrol!!!  ;D