Bowhunting sucks, so my advice is buy the one with the best resale value.

Haha…..I think buying a bow is like buying a new car or boat. It’s a loss as soon as it leaves the lot/shop

Bowhunting sucks, so my advice is buy the one with the best resale value.

Go to a local archery shop with a qualified bow tech on site and try every different bow they have and find one YOU like and can handle. I’ve seen some GROWN men that couldn’t pull a bow back, so don’t feel embarrassed if you can’t at first.
If you’re going to buy a bow, don’t settle on cheap arrows and get a target as well. Hay bales ain’t for todays bows and arrows.
After you get everything, practice! Don’t practice until you can’t pull it back anymore, 10 arrows a day starting out should suffice. Start close and work your way back. Nearer to archery season you should be “practicing” out a ways. Now before anyone takes that wrong, long range shooting improves my close game. I won’t shoot past 40 and then it has to be ideal. Most shots are 30 and under. I practice out to 70 or so, more so for fun and betting with my son, but it’s still practice.
I won’t recommend a bow because frankly they’re all good. I traded my ole PSE in back in 2000 for a Mathews Q2 and still shoot her today. Sights, rest, and peeps have been changed through the years. Even had new strings, cables, and dampeners put on, but it’s still the same Mathews. I don’t think you can go wrong with any of the major brands so pick what you like.
Also closer to hunting season, shoot from a stand. I’ll take our target out to a ladder stand or a lock on and practice shooting with our hunting clothes and harness on just to simulate actual hunting scenarios.

Bowhunting only sux for people that can't successfully do it. Any 8 year old little girl can kill a big buck with a scoped firearm....

ADC,
Some people stalk hunt with a bow.....smart guy!

Yea, that sucks too. Get some guys together and get something moving, then you're having fun!

Go to a local archery shop with a qualified bow tech on site and try every different bow they have and find one YOU like and can handle. I’ve seen some GROWN men that couldn’t pull a bow back, so don’t feel embarrassed if you can’t at first.
If you’re going to buy a bow, don’t settle on cheap arrows and get a target as well. Hay bales ain’t for todays bows and arrows.
After you get everything, practice! Don’t practice until you can’t pull it back anymore, 10 arrows a day starting out should suffice. Start close and work your way back. Nearer to archery season you should be “practicing” out a ways. Now before anyone takes that wrong, long range shooting improves my close game. I won’t shoot past 40 and then it has to be ideal. Most shots are 30 and under. I practice out to 70 or so, more so for fun and betting with my son, but it’s still practice.
I won’t recommend a bow because frankly they’re all good. I traded my ole PSE in back in 2000 for a Mathews Q2 and still shoot her today. Sights, rest, and peeps have been changed through the years. Even had new strings, cables, and dampeners put on, but it’s still the same Mathews. I don’t think you can go wrong with any of the major brands so pick what you like.
Also closer to hunting season, shoot from a stand. I’ll take our target out to a ladder stand or a lock on and practice shooting with our hunting clothes and harness on just to simulate actual hunting scenarios.