How old were you?

Ron LaClair · November 12, 2012, 08:42:00 AM

My dad made me my first bow when I was 6 years old. When I was 9 years old. I got a hickory bow and arrow set from the Sears/Robuck catalog. I won my 1st archery award in 1947 when I was 11 and I've never owned a compound bow. At 76 years old I've been shooting a traditional bow for 70 years. Started bow hunting deer in 1955.

November 12, 2012, 09:45:00 AM

That's cool, Ron!

I got introduced into archery at age 27 (wheels). I had several friends that shot sticks and after a couple years of the wheels I finally got my first recurve. It was a Bear Kodiak Hunter. I played with it while still shooting my wheelie bow. One day I went to a 3D shoot with my recurve and a quiver full of arrows. I had to borrow an arrow on the last target because every one I had brought was either lost, bent, or broken. That day I learned how hard trad was. It became a challenge to me and I swore I was going to learn how to do it. I put up the wheels and have pretty much only shot the trad bows since that day. So, I guess I was 29 or 30 when I started trad archery.

That was just over 20 years ago and I am still learning and striving to get better today!

Bisch

Running Buck · November 12, 2012, 11:13:00 AM

I shot my first recurve when I was 10. Bought a wing Thunderbird recurve at 14, and my first compound, a bear polar LTD at 19. Been shooting both ever since, at 55 I still manage to take a few deer with each during the season.

DeerSpotter · November 12, 2012, 11:23:00 AM

I was 10 years old ,Started at a YMCA summer camp. I got Fred Bear long bow and shared it with my Cousins. it was a Fred Bear green fiberglass bow. don't know what ever happened to it. but I've always had a stick bow since then. got my first deer in 1973. took me a long time to connect ,but every step in the woods was worth it .

Carl

BaldingEagle · November 12, 2012, 11:24:00 AM

I am 52 and started around 8 years old. Only switched to the 'Dark Side' for about 4 years, then came back.

hardtimes · November 12, 2012, 11:38:00 AM

I started with an old Blackhawk recurve when I was 5. It still hangs on my bow rack to this day. I am now 32 and just switched over to longbows from recurves about two years ago. I still have a compound and shoot it every now and then.

degabe · November 12, 2012, 02:28:00 PM

I think I was 5 or 6 when my Dad gave me a bow an indian made for him when he was a kid. I still have that bow on the rack. It has not even had a string for years to keep the grandkids from pulling it. I don't think eighty year old hickory would be up to much work these days.

kill shot · November 12, 2012, 02:39:00 PM

5 years old. 52 now. still feel like a kid when I have a bow in my hands.

Jayrod · November 12, 2012, 02:49:00 PM

I was 28 when I made the switch to stick and
string ...been 4 yrs got 4does and 3 spring gobblers LOVIN EVERY MINUTE of it!!!!!!

durp · November 12, 2012, 04:01:00 PM

8 and now 58...enjoy the ride.

Stone Sheep · November 12, 2012, 06:03:00 PM

3

3arrows · November 12, 2012, 06:19:00 PM

Ron was shooting good before i was born.Used to make my own bows out of tree limbs and would buy arrow at hardware store for 25 cents.50 something now 64.

daniel reynolds · November 13, 2012, 06:34:00 AM

Early 20's

YORNOC · November 13, 2012, 07:07:00 AM

19, hung up the compound. About to turn 45.

Red Beastmaster · November 13, 2012, 08:09:00 AM

27

Sarah · November 13, 2012, 12:26:00 PM

20

Bobaru · November 13, 2012, 08:43:00 PM

14 Year 1964. Hung up my compound ... Oh, wait! no. Getting senile.... Didn't have no compound.

If you got one hunting with wheels, it meant the front grill of the car was busted in. So, yea, I got one with wheels way back too....

vermonster13 · November 13, 2012, 09:13:00 PM

4 years old. It was just archery then.

kbetts · November 13, 2012, 09:18:00 PM

Ummm...thirty something. But I've been shooting bows since I could make my own. Compounds until my early twenties and after I missed a couple of deer, I layed the stick bow down for awhile. Picked it back up about four years ago and haven't looked back.

lablover · November 14, 2012, 10:14:00 AM

Started shooting at around 7 or 8. But started hunting with a Ben Pearson at 13. I'm now 57 I shot my sons compound after I retired from the Navy but soon went back to my recurve. Never been sorry.