A Herter's recurve from my Parents, beautiful wood with the "Green Herter's Limbs" I remember it was 37# draw I really had lots of shooting time with that bow, my next Trad bow was about 35 years later a Leon Stewert Slammer, a definite step up in the World.

Earl Hoyt sold me a second fromhis shop in 1957 or 8. It was a all wood flat bow witha sliver of plastic arrow rest.  I had a terrible string follow lemmon wood bow before that.

Kodiak Mag 50#@28". Bought it from my Dad, sold it to him when I went in the sevice and bought back 4 years later. That fall killed my first deer with it. Put in the bowfishing service years ago and gave it to my daughter who still uses it for bowfishing.

55 lb American Archery recurve in 1972

I had a couple of pawn shop specials when I was a kid in the 80's...one I am pretty sure was a Pearson 20# recurve that I would give alot to have back for my kids, it was nice, clean, straight shooting bow.  Then I had a 35# recurve that I ended up destroying trying to make into a bowfishing rig.  After that I saved up and bought a 58" and 45#@28" Bear Black Bear Hunter.  That was the first new bow I ever bought.  I still have it and as a matter of fact, just had Bowdoc re-finish it.  I have some timber rattlers that need to go on and I plan to hunt with it some this fall.

Browninh Wasp 45#, Wish I still had it.

My first "real" trad bow was a Bear Grizzly, 35#@28".  It would've been sometime in the early 70's.  I lost it along with everything else when our house burned down in '75.  I was in the 7th grade then.

Ben Person old hickory 30#@28" and it was a rabbit killer. I was around 10 at the time.

A non-descrip longbow (I believe made from lemonwood) I bought from Big-5 sporting goods about 1964

My first actual hunting bow was a Martin Night Hawk 64" long and 55#@28"

I grew up shooting a non-descript, LH longbow right handed   .....but "MY" first bow was a 70's Bear Kodiak Mag 45#@28....Right handed, of course!

1965 Herters Perfection Sambar Hunter 62" 45@28  Inherited it when I was 12.    Still fun to shoot, love those big rosewood risers !

Heres my 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th...the first was a York green glass bow. I got it for Easter when I was about 6 (I think 6). Not something I would advocate today, but the first arrow I ever shot out of it centered a robin in our back yard, which proceeded to flop and die in the middle of our Easter party taking place at the time..

Roger LOL that is to funny.
I think the first thime I shot was a black bird.

Cody

Ben Person fiberglass 30#@28", my dad found out in a field while irrigating.

Bear "Black Bear", 50# at 28", bought it off that one auction sight while I was deployed in Japan...

60's Bear Kodiak 45# @ 28

Martin ML-16 longbow 65# @28"

A Stemmler 30# fiberglass bow, one cedar arrow and a cardboard quiver.  For a poor 12 yr. old kid I was in heaven.

45# Bear Black Bear, then soon bought a 1971 Kodiak Hunter...and the passion begin