I started bow hunting back in the early 1970's with a browning Nomad Stalker 49 lbs and killed my first 10 deer with that recurve and I was lucky enough to have a great mentor that saved me valuable time and effort and got started right. His name was Sam Caswell he was a master hunter . I miss you Sam. I changed to the longbow 25 years ago and never looked back. I have been an avid fisherman since my early teens and those are my passions. Presently shooting a David Miller custom longbow.