Vintage Compound Bowhunting 

Don't forget how smooth these old bows are to draw. No "hump and dump" like you get with newer models

Old compounds that were treated well are still good to shoot. They are out there and are very inexpensive. I have two that I bought in 84 and they will still shoot well today.

I was at a yardsale today and picked up a Browning BlackKnight Bow for $15 bucks.. It came with a stablizer, brush arrow rest, hinged self leveling sights and a trigger release.. I think that it was a good deal.. I'm not real familiar with bow's and all of the pro's, cons and specs, but i enjoy target shooting in the yard when i have time. So my little 15 dollar bow fulfills what i need it for.

Good for you with your Bear compound bow. I’m in the process of restringing my old Hoyt Game Getter compound that I bought new back in 1984. It’s a great old bow, and I have many great memories hunting with it.

Get yourself a nice used Oregon bow. Those were deer killers for sure. Super quiet and smooth.

been looking into archery hunting this year and just ordered a proline from the 90s for $20 bucks. used ur video for the inspiration

Good video, nice bow. I just picked up a fully decked out Hoyt/Easton Rambo bow from the 80s. I prefer the older bows.

I’ve been hunting with a Hoyt Raider from the early ‘90s for years. I have fitted it with a modern sight and rest, but it is just as accurate as my newer bows. Killed several deer and hogs with it.

Just picked up the same model bow, looking forward to getting it in the woods this fall

I've taken a similar approach to yours with archery. I used to shoot PSE, Mathews, and Bowtech bows, but I've sold them and obtained two vintage Jennings bows: a Titan and a Forked Lightening. Fit with modern rests and using a d-loop, stabilizers, fiber optic sights, and release aids, they are much more fun to shoot than the newer bows. They are also more accurate because they utilize smoother eccentrics rather than radical cams. Considerably quieter. #MCGerkFish65

My dad just gave me his 30 year old Bear, it needs a bit of a tune up, but I"m amped to use it. I have a recurve and a new compound and can't wait to try this out. Thanks for the vid

Thnx for the helpful vid, man!! I've never shot s bow yet and am desiring this Summer to make the leap, I recently found a PSE Flite bow from the 90's at a local pawn shop and am going to get it, Great convo, very good advice, Keep on rocking 🇨🇦😈

I have nothing but old bows in my collection . if I had to bug out or live off the land I wouldn't hesitate to take my bows hunting . they might be old and slow by today's standard but there still great bows .

I just went vintage, i came across a Barnett Banshee from the mid late 80's back when they made full sized bows

Bought one of those new at a Kmart in the early 80’s. My first compound bow.

Looking good. I've been using a 1989 Martin Lynx up until very recently. Great bow & easy to shoot.

Might be time for a new Target !! Merry Christmas

I was given an old Martin bow. Pretty much no let off. 80lbs. No sights. Fingers. I put an hour of shooting in as often as I can. Love this thing and can't get myself to go with a more modern compound.

I bought a vintage Browning Mag Reflex. I shoot at 80 pounds, 30" draw. I put a whisker biscuit and a different sight, but I love the bow.

I bought a high country power extreme pro for 50$ in a pawn shop for 50$ and it had a new string and arrow rest quiver and sights it was made in 2000-2001 and works great and I love it vintage mossy oak break up

I normally shoot recurve but somehow I keep coming across old Dartons and I get every one I can. The strings are still good too just need waxed up. A lot of guys that buy the new models of whatever is out each year snarl their noses at old stuff but you know what? Those old ones killed deer 30 years ago and they still do today. I love em...

Hell ya give them a second look! I have a Bobcat bow.. and LOVE IT!!!!!!

I just picked up a 1990'ish Bear Hunter, looks about the same as your bow. Don't know why I have little intrest in new bows but I just turned 47 and I think it takes me back to early teenager.

I had a Bear Jennings Pro Specialist I bought new in 1986 or 87 and loved it wish I still had it

I just got a free bear grizzly 2 compound with wood core limbs. It's a right handed bow, I shoot left. But I'm going to take it out next year and one eye it and try to get a buck with it. It's a beautiful old compound, and it's the only compound I own.

I have a PSE Silverhawk that gets used for bowfishing and it gets shot often. Way more than my newer PSE X-Force Vendetta.

Still have my Jennings Split-T with the camo limbs...had it since I was about 14. I haven't used it in decades, though I put it in safe storage with the limbs cranked down....about 30 years ago.

It is said that in the older compounds, that the limbs had an ability to last 50 years. Depending on how much (or little) it was shot, you should be able to get a decade or more out of an old compound, and if you get 20 years out of a $20 bow, it was more than well worth every penny.

I got my old compound bow a M1 Tiger 50-75 lb for $15 at a local savage shop and the case for $5 I practice at 40-50 yrds. I have only had it 2 months and would not take a shot at deer with it right now unless he was within 20-25 yards. I must get more practice.

I have a BEAR BLACK MAG.only made from 83 to 85.. it’s a fantastic old bow. It’s quieter than my other bows.. I don’t use sights or a rest.. only a release. Ted nugent style.

Fantastic!

Bought my first compound in 1973 a Jennings Arrowstar, after shooting a Bear Grizzly recurve for ten years. That 35% let off was a big deal back then! In 74 I bought one of the fastest 2 wheelers made, a Wing Thunderbird that shot 220 fps with 50%! Let off. Still have em both!

I just bought me a 2002 Darton Apache Compound Bow brings me back to my days in virginia tagging bears with tri broadheads

I still have my Pearson Spoiler. I have always shot with fingers and still do.

I’ve been thinking about getting my Browning Bantam XL out .

I have this exact same bow and accessories I got accessories I got my 1st deer with it 37 years ago and somehow it somehow it got misplaced and have not seen it for over 30 years came across it and I am so happy I just got it restrung and I plan on taking it out to get more dear my friends and my 2 daughters have the high Tech expensive bows and I'm going to show them You don't need all that high Tech stuff and you could still bring deer down

I've got a 1976 Bear Polar LTD, I love the bow. It fits me perfect. Can you do a video on the difference between carbon fiber arrows vs aluminum on vintage bows?

Just got one at and auction payed $10 for a Bear first strike XL still had everything on it even the old string tureglo sights it has everything I have taken 7 deer with it so far and still using the 25 year old string. The other one I just got at the auction was a Ben Person Cherokee 60lbs 28" draw it has everything on it too i only payed $6 yes $6 but the string was bad I bought a new string online for $14 and bam! it is operational again I always look for this stuff at auctions and nobody seems to want them so I snatch them up. I always hunted with firearms but never a bow till I got the $10 Bear and got my first ever bow kill with it I hunted for 30 years without a bow and got my first bow kill in my late 50s a few years back I like it better then firearms now I get out early in the season it is much easier to hunt them hell they seem to walk right up to you, in firearms season it's like they are all hiding already hardly seen anything .

Good shooting

I just bought my first bow. (A bear species for anyone who cares) my dad gave up archery a loong time ago. Gave me his vintage pheonix bow which screams 90s. I'm gonna go all out and modernize it for him. He shot my species and thought the strings were too loud (even with a string stopper) and recommends the rubber ball string things I dunno i havent seen them lately. They're one the Phoenix. But it needs a new string really bad.

I still have my late 70s Bear whitetail hunter

I want to learn how to shoot a bow. Someone gave me a Browning Explorer II XL Series for free (70s), but it needs a bushing and when I got to the archery store the guy behind the counter told me to "throw that thing in the trash, they don't make parts for it anymore." An older guy overheard that and came up and looked at it and said "this thing is in great shape, definitely don't throw it away." So now I have this bow that I have no idea how to shoot, get a part for, or even what the actual part would be called. The guy at the only archery store around here doesn't seem to want to help me. Kind of stuck on what to do...

My first compound was a four wheeler Caroll..I could shoot the ass of a gnat with it at the age of sixteen...It ws a max 65 pound pull..sweeeeet...I gave it to my buddy to test pull and he dry fired it..one limb became kindling...no one weas hurt and i learned a great lesson about loaning weapons to beginners..

I have a Stemmler compound model 2421 "The Silencer" has a serial number on the identifier with draw weight, draw length/weight, string length, serial number. Can't find any documentation anywhere. I guess that is why it's all on the bow. Looks similar to the one in the video. Wood riser, synthetic limbs. Beautiful bow, near mint condition. sure wasn't dragged through the brush much. Cable guard, basic arrow rest, twistlock removable quiver.

You can turn these into a recurve as well with ilf warf plates and ilf recurve limbs.

Hey I'm new to archery but picked up a compound bow with some cobra pin sights, and am wondering how to adjust them, I cant seem to find any video on older sights. Thanks for the read.

Great video l bought a Indian brand compound bow in 1990 It is a firebird from Sears still use it have you ever heard of Indian bow company l bowfish with a old bear 76er bought it in 1975 it's a recurve bought it at Western auto if like old traditional archery try a bear 76er or a minute man many thanks

I need help finding a sight like that. I dug one of my father's bows out of the closet (Bear Magnum Hunter?) and the sight rail that the pins are on is all chewed up and has the brand name "Check-It" on it. I'm a gun guy so I am way out of my depth here. Should I just get one of those nice fancy looking fiber optic sights? I do like the screw pins though... so if anyone can point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

Should have fletched arrows shooting with that kind of rest. It'll stabilize the arrow flight

I OWN TWO MATCHING HOYT CARBON 34.7" BOWS. I NEVER SHOOT! I LOVE TRAD BOWS AND THAT'S MY PASSION! BUT SOMETHING TODAY TOLD ME TO HUNT AGAIN WITH MY MID 80S BROWNING EXCELLERATOR, ONLY SHOOT OFF SHELF, STRAP ON A TRAD QUIVER. I DID TAKE MY FIRST BUCK WITH IT. THEN MOVED ON TO LATEST AND GRATEST. I SOLD MY BOW TO MY BEST, NOW LATE FRIEND. HOPING TO BUY IT OR ONE LIKE IT BACK. GREAT HUNTING!

I have the bear hunter made in 92 , I'm trying to figure out what the button type plastic the cable is hooked through . Mine has A,B,C,D and E Mine is in the E slot . the E slot is the longest slot and A is the shortest . What does this change on the bow when its changed to a different letter ?

Just got me an old barnett sidewinder from the 80s, cant wait for it to arrive. You have a video on how to restring one if mine needs a new string?

I just found a PSE Patriot II at a lawn sale for $5. Needs to be restrung and a new sight and arrow rest put on it but other than that it is in great condition.

Today I picked up a pse fire flight elite for 20 bucks on an online auction 😎👍

I have a vintage compound bow that was handed down from my grandfather that i cannot use.it is left handed.its really old.ive taken it to a bow shoot.eberyone asked me what is it?

I just found a vintage bow and tree stand in the trash not long ago

Would like to know how to aime with with sights on a vintage bow

I got a vintage PSE Phaser 2 compound with the Cobra sight for 15 dollars at a thrift store...I dont have any idea if its 80s or 90s though

I'm curious to know how you ended up out in the field that season. Did you fill that freezer with that bow?

Is there a video on how to completely restring these types of bows?

acheter en 1992 toujours aussi performant !

KINNDA LOOKS LIKE MY 60# PEARSON ROUGE !

Like your video, I just grabed a Bear Polar ltd 1978, I was wondering if your bow is kind of like mine, "the string on mine is center to the bow not where the arrow sit." Do you think my bow need to be recentered?

i got a bear polar ltd years a go and love it . though having a hard time find some one local to assist me in having a new string put on. any ideas

hey bro i have a similar bow made by pse, i am finding it is a bit hard for me to draw back and was curious whether you know how many turns we can turn the limb bolts to reduce poundage, iv gone to eight and its finially able to be pulled back but many forums say nor more than 4 some say 7 i cant find a manual for my bow so any recomendations cheers

I recently got an old Bear Whitetail legend, no clue when it was made or it's specs. I love it but I haven't been able to find information about my make. When I draw it all the way and hit the let off point, theres still another 2" or so of draw. Is this something that I can fix or is it an intended thing?

What kind of sight does he have on that bow

i just bought a myles keller legacy xi bow im new to archery and honestly don't know what exactly i bought and everything i look up keeps telling me its vintage but im not sure

Anyone know where to find info on how to repair/restore these older style bows? Everything I find on compound bows is about these new dual cam, twin arm bows.

Any idea what make/model sight that is? My fathers bow has the same one but it's beat up and I can't see any markings, just wondering if yours has any on it

Good video! I arrived here after having found my bow that my father gave me as a child. Do you know what measure of rope it has? To order one and get it ready!

My dad just passed away last month and left me two old bows that look very similar to this, that i know have the havent been fired in the 28 years ive been alive, what kind of atuff should i safety check before attempting to shoot them? Only used a bow once at the ymca when i was about 5 lol

Where can I get a string for mine. I have the exact same bow and can’t find the strings anywhere. Any thoughts?

I just pulled out my vintage barnett bow having trouble identifying the model. Does anyone have an idea on figuring it out?

Are the older bows like the Bear Kodiak I have one identical. What is the optimal Long range for them. I am confident up to about 15 years Ana’s then I a little nervous

to me old compound bow look better than the new ones, news are all tiny and giant pulleys, old style compound have that recurve style , to me look more bad ass.

ive spoke to a few local shops and their saying you cant put a mechanical release on these bows. has to be fingers. have you heard this too? I wanna switch out my iron sights for new updated sights lol I don't like how they rattle loose

Where to buy new strings? I got a Martin cougar m-41 speed flute that needs new strings/cables

I have the original bear whitetail hunter. Was my grandfathers. I need a new drawstring and an original quiver that has been lost over ther years.

How do you adjust the weight? I have a proline cyclone intermidiate!! Don't find anything about it!

I still hv martin m1 tiger ex my old man, wondering how to adjust it draw lenght/weight, anyone can help ?

How do you adjust the draw weight on this?

I got one (PSE deer hunter) for free. Just needed to get it tuned get a whisker biscuit and a new stabilizer I got for $5 (truglo) off of eBay

I got mine that is the same one for one dollar but it doesn't have the arrow rest and the weigh evener

Mine is a jennings carbon extreme. 80lb

My mom gave me this exact one but I'm left handed. Can I switch the sights around? Idk what to do :/

Hello Friend I really enjoyed the video. I recently obtained such a bow (Jennings Gale Force) , lacking a string. I have no experience in archery and certainly not in bow operation. I will be Grateful if you help me with the length of string and how to replace the string with this bow Thanks aviv

Can you help me order the strings exactly for that bow? any serial number or something ???

Wart hog by magnum new to bow world what arrows do I use?

What about a used Browning Rage at 130 dollar? Is too much expensive for its quality and performance? Can't find and don't know anything clear about this compound

Ok, I'm gonna have to look for these oldschool ones, I'm not against the compound principle but just really don't like how the modern ones looks.

Is a pro vantage triumph by Hoyt any good.

Hey man, love the informative video! Question, I'm a bit new to archery but hey; I was new to firearms at one point too. A coworker of mine knows I'm trying to dip my foot into the archery realm, and she buys and sells a lot of archery gear (her and her husband are avid in the sport). She recently bought a vintage compound bow and offered it to me for what she paid; $27. It's a Darton Trailmaster Compound Bow With Fingers, Arm Guard, Camo Limb Covers; String Should Be Replaced, Comes With A Darton Quiver And Some Arrows For Practice - Three With Broadheads, Quiver Needs Mounting Bracket, 46" Long My question is, would this be a good starting point for me? I figure $30 for the bow, another $30 or so to have it restrung and setup for myself at a sporting goods store, maybe $5-10 for a new quiver mount; and I'm all in $60-70. I just don't want to buy something I am going to "outgrow" in a months time.

It looks like rambo bow and arrow

Is the reason you say the wheel isn't durable because it's made of plastic?

I wouldn't buy a 30-year old anything (home vintage stereo, bow, car, bass boat). I've read on forums that steel cables will go bad and sometimes break. Some suggested finding a little newer bow that still has parts available. PSE dealer told me this month that the steel cable for my 1994 PSE bow isn't available (purchased bow new).

All I shoot are vintage bows. The new one, while nice, are covered in snake oil.

It looks like John Rambo's compound bow😄😄😄😄😄

HI, I'm a DAV who now after injuries R better wanna git back 2 archery. inherited a Bass pro producer bow. Talked 2 BP tech & they said PSE made it. Need 2 lighten it up my uncle has full power limbs let out nearly all the way. BP says go anti-clock to lighten if I do this limb will come off?? Also on b ottom cam is set to zero goes up to 4 ? not sure rite setting 2c use? its frozen so no idea how 2 re-set it?sorry abt typos messed up hand fm Military TY 4 any help sub'd today

Is that the Rambo 2 Bow????