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Look on Archerytalk in the youth section if your wanting a 40lb bow. I would go to some bow shops and shoot some. Get with someone who knows what they are doing and practice a lot. Unless you are physically limited I would look at something heavier than 40lbs. I broke my back a few years ago and didn't think I could pull back anything so I bought a 30-40lb bow. After about 3 months of shooting I went to a 40-50. A year after getting the bow I'm looking for a 50-60lb bow. As far as what kind of bow, I'm shooting a 2008 diamond edge. If I was looking at a beginner bow it would be the new Razor's Edge. It shoots from 30-60lbs is very smooth and as accurate as you will be for some time. http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98941 This was shot with the edge. There are other good beginner bows out there. The PSE Chaos, Browning Micro Midas and Micro Adreniline and Hoyt Trykon are supposed to pretty good too. There are probably others, but those are probably the most popular and easy to find. If you are going to shoot low poundage look for a good cut on contact broadhead like slick-tricks or the american broadhead sonics. Lower pound bows just don't have enough energy to waist and mechanicals take up energy opening up.

I've been looking at a Hoyt Ultra-tech on there too. I'm just not sure I really need a new one. Do bows wear out? I shoot quite a bit. You got a link on that Ross?

I've got a buddy who says I need to get a new bow so I can be more accurate. I know I'll never shoot a deer at more than 30 yards, so how much more accurate does he want me to be?

It's a diamond edge youth bow. I got it last year with 30-40lb limbs about this time. I had broken my back a few years back and didn't think I could ever pull back more than 40lbs. After about 4 months of 3hours a day in the back yard with it I stepped up to the 40-50lb limbs. That's the highest this one will go. I've got a buddy with an Alpha Max and I can pull back his at 65lbs pretty easy now. I'm thinking with my bad back and shoulders I should probably stick to a 50-60lbs if I get another bow. My main concern about this bow is that I may wear it out. I generally shoot 3-4 times a week and usually for an hour or more. I think I'm doing pretty decent for one years experience and could probably stand to step up to a big boy bow.

I was working on my form this afternoon and was trying to get closer groups. I was doing pretty well at 60, shooting about 5" at 60 yards and decided to see how I could do at 20. Bad idea. This is my second one. I think I really need to stop shooting at the same spot at 20. I've been contemplating getting a new bow. This onle only shoots 238fps with a 382 arrow, but I think I'm shooting it well enough to kill one at 20 yards. So should I get a new bow, or a good pair of bino's and keep my wife off my butt about buying a new bow?

I wouldn't be pleased at all with the groups he's getting. I wouldn't hunt with a gun that performed that poorly.

Look for a used diamond edge. I've got one and if I get a new bow this spring I may sell it. I'm guessing if I do it will got around $175, but it's 40-50lbs, probably a bit heavy for him. They are quiet, accurate and very smooth. You may want to take a look on Archerytalk to see if you could find a 30-40lb version. If you want to spend a bit more you could get the newer Razors Edge. It goes from 30-60lbs and would last him a long time.

I'm interested in your idea, but can't see it in my head. Can you draw me a picture?

There's still time. Not planning on cutting a plot untill August. I wouldn't mind a side by side comparison with them.

Not around here. They are about $9 for refills. I do love my Thermocell. I was hunting some swampland in October and could see a wall of skeeters around me, but none of them were coming in. It really works the way it says. The only problem is when you are walking or if the wind is blowing they don't work as well. Of course if the wind is blowing hard enough the skeeters won't be around.

I put this in the Deerhunting room and probably should have put it in here. What do you think? http://www.realtree.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98779

I built this for my 4wheeler because I'm way too cheep to buy the groundhog thing. I tried it out in my neigbors yard and tilled up about a 30' circle in about 5 minutes. Not sure I've got enough motor in my wheeler for much more than that, but I think it's enough for a food plot. Think it will work? Here it is in the carry mode. I forgot to take a pic of it while it was in the cutting position.

That's what I was thinking. My quiver gets loose about every 2-3 weeks and I have to retighten it. It has a nasty loud buzz when it's loose.

Congrats, that's a great gun. Hope you put a good scope on it. What kind of glass is on it? Let's get some pics on here.

I've got a buddy with an xd subcompact 40. It's a good little shooter. I'm a Glock fan though. The 27 is a nice shooting gun too.

I like my 30-30. I can touch holes at 100 yards with it. I do carry my 25-06 when I'm hunting where I may have a 200+yard shot, but the 30-30 gets time in the woods every year. Of my 4 deer rifles, my 30-30 has killed the most deer.

For about the same price as the Mossberg these look to be a much better gun.

Congrats on the lady and the stand. I'd keep both.

If it's like Arkansas you will see a tini change maybe + 4-5% bow hunters using Xbow. Like myself, most guys who start out with a Xbow will soon go to the Compound, and some of the older guys will keep bow hunting with the Xbow rather than giving up due to bad shoulders. All in all it wont significantly change the hunting.

I've got two identical guns with identical scopes and mounts in 243 and 25-06. The 25 has significantly more recoil, though it is not unpleasent. Of the two, I would go with the 243 for a young girl. I would however take a look at the 7mm-08. My BIL has one in the same gun and it's recoil is only slightly more than the 243 and is ballistically close to the 308.

I bet that's if it's not a tuning issue, it's level issue. I don't pay much attention to my level at 20 yards. At 30 you can see the difference at 60 I've been off by a foot because I wasn't paying attention to it. I have found that a lot of my groups at 60 yards are as good as my 35-40 groups. I'm pretty sure it's because I'm paying more attention to the level, my back tention and form. Get a level.

We are 150 for crossbow.:jaw:

There are lots of youtube video on proper archery form that helped me a lot. I started shooting this time last year and now I'm shooting out to 60 yards, though I wouldn't shoot a deer past 25 or 30. I did practice a lot last spring and summer, sometimes as much as 3-4 hours a day. Find someone close to you that you can practice with. I've got a buddy who I shoot with and we cratique each others form as we're shooting and it helps a lot, even with two guys who aren't that great. We've both improved a bunch. I started at 10 yards and shot there for probably a week before I went to 20 and it was probably another month before I went to 30 after about 4 months I was shooting 50 and that was all my pins would allow for. I got stiffer limbs put on my bow and now I shoot out to 60 yards about every day I shoot. Before you develop bad habits take your bow to a good local archery shop and get it tuned to you. 1. Shoot every day possible. 2. Don't shoot further than you know you can untill you are ready. 3. Get a buddy (preferably one who can shoot better than you) 4. Watch videos of proper form. 5. Light draw weight with good form is better than heavy draw with bad form. 6. Keep asking questions. I've found that and doing are the fastest ways to learn Good Luck

40lbs in Arkansas with 7/8" broadheads.

That's what I did. I got it sighted in and it shot about 1.75" at 125 yards out of the back of my truck. Not that great, but pretty good for a 4lb riffle with a 7lb trigger that's the size of a red rider bb gun.