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[@wildlifewhiskey3636]

Not only did we get a kill with a 80s bow also got the grainy footage like it was a 80s VHS. 10/10 job guys 👍🏻😂

[@billmcconnell1737]

Old School

[@richardgomez5543]

I can say personally I get hunt with a bare bow and that was actually one of my first beer pose I've ever owned in my life back in 89 I took a bull elk you know it's aero dynamically fit !! They shoot well!! But of course it's all about the Hunter and the person that's holding it and now we are nowadays we have all these high style bows aerodynamic nothing's really changed on them it's just the style really is where it's at and those bear bows you could shoot a Target at 40 yards and have a good impact and that's totally awesome that you guys are sharing this cuz the older the better they say in tools weapons those are the ones that have been holding on all these years and still will kill.. Thank you for sharing guys

[@Shortdraw01]

You just need to run the head cleaner tape and adjust the tracking.

[@nolandbroekemier7384]

Remember, "Be kind, Rewind".

[@mopesrus7266]

@@Shortdraw01 Be kind, please rewind.

[@trevormullard3063]

The crappy low light footage even made it feel like it was an old 80s hunting VHS tape that I used to watch with my dad. Loved it haha. Congrats guys. My old man still has his Bear Whitetail II hanging up at his house 😂

[@brokenarrow6491]

Im old now and started with a recurve and hunted with most of these old bows and arrows and i also have used most broadhead styles. A lot of people comment that you need to use this weight arrow or these kinds of broadheads or this brand of bow.This video is the perfect example of it really doesn't matter what you shoot. Putting the arrow where it belongs is the most important thing. Learn what your efficient range is, learn what shot angles to take and tune your bow and you can accomplish anything you set your mind to.

[@nickfairchild2118]

My grandpa gave me his 1977 bear polar ltd earlier this year, I took it all apart and cleaned it up. I put new cables and strings on it, tuned and built some good heavy arrows for it 600 grains with 20% foc. I am using it this year and shooting it traditionally like my grandpa used to I've passed a few already but it's getting harder and harder. This is awesome and I enjoy seeing you guys try something that more people really should. Bows are over priced these days and you don't really need all the bells and whistles they have on them as long as you practice with whatever you have and are confident you can kill a deer with it. Good luck the rest of the season gentlemen I can't wait to watch one of you kill a nice one!

[@dalerash6285]

The Hunter is the most critical component, not the equipment, you proved that. I’m 74, that brings back a lot of memories for me, only my old equipment was mostly PSE.

[@DB-jx9sj]

Had the bow set up at a pro shop. It performed just fine kzbin.infoUgkxQEKUoxLWwayEDZR0NKB-5limn4MBU-2L . And I would say this is a good starting now that I could pass down to my son when he is older.But the package was missing the release and a nock was missing from one arrow.Dealing with customer support was terrible. They suggested I buy a new release rather than correct their own quality control issue because it’s to expensive for the. to ship it out from China.Update: manufacturer got back to me and resolved the issue. I retract the above statement.

[@diplomatsson]

bot comment, shut up

[@kirkdevers4429]

Your absolutely killing me I’m 52 years old and this bow and set up is exactly what I cut my teeth with !! Unreal it was that long ago !! Love the video boys keep up the great work and if nothing else you just got yourself a hell of a boat anchor !!!!

[@christianrobbins9529]

im 51 had the same bow ran a homemade over draw made from a old erecter set with tm hunt rest tree bark and all. my dad got it for me shot autumn orange arrows with white fletching

[@tsz374]

im 52 too, and i have a 2011 pse stinger hp. i assembled to a string stop(not in bow from factory) quality string, and there is very good bow.

[@gregbagwell5543]

I’m one of those old guys...actually started with a Bear Polar II. My brother and I combined our money to buy it, and would take turns practicing and eventually hunting with it. I liked Jennings the best, but went traditional after maybe four years with compounds. Zero let off! After a lifetime of bow hunting at age 61, I may have to take an easier route at some point. I enjoy watching y’all’s hunts, and keeping the sport going.

[@deadnorth8333]

Some day young bucks are gonna look at the new bows these guys are using today and say the same thing Pope and Young wouldn't accept any buck with more than 65% let off until January 1 2004

[@triplehfarmsllc7348]

I’m only 30 and I killed my biggest archery deer with this same bow 31 inch draw and 70 pound pull at 60 yards in 05 my friends dad give it to me and I got really good with it but too think someone could get a deer and only stay under 20 yards is Embarrassing too hear someone say. All this new 300+FPS stuff has really made ppl think the old stuff don’t work 😂 I’m young but old at heart. I just got a crossbow this year payed a lot for it and love it but practice in whatever you use is the key. I knew from the post they got one but hearing the worry was pretty funny. I’d have been like naw it won’t kill I’ll give u $2 and go kill one 😂

[@susanlebeau3967]

I'm 54 years old and I started out with the Bear Polar also! I still shoot Bear bows now I love them and they don't cost a lot either great video keep it up

[@stevetorman5504]

You need a glove. LOL We didn't use releases back then. Easton XX75's with Bear broadheads were high tech back in the early 80's.

[@SMSCHA]

I didn't even use a glove, I had a finger tab and I shot 2117 Easton arrows my dad shot 2315 aluminum arrows.

[@timwhisnant1775]

I still prefer fingers over a release. Feels so much better. They should try it. Stinks a good finger bow is hard to find.

[@waldguy]

Need to add a Berger button and a Flipper II rest as well to shoot fingers!

[@CCRider5312]

Yeah I said in my comment I owned that same bow back on the 80’s. And you’re right I had a 3 finger shooting glove and we Had one arrow string knock on the string. I put my arrows knock under the string knock and let gravity hold it in place. When i knocked them on the string and pulled arrow back with 2 fingers Index over the arrow and middle finger under the arrow knock. I used my ring finger to fit in the corner of my mouth as a anchor point to look down the arrow! I started bow hunting with a long bow before compound & Cam bows & site pins ever came out. So you had to learn how to shoot by aiming down the arrow what they call instinct archery 🏹 shooting. It took me forever to get used to the first site pins that came out that you mounted onto a slot in the bow body. These long site pins came out long before these new round sites with the pins in them now. Bows and bow hunting has come a long ways since I started hunting with a bow. But this Particular Bear bow he’s using in this video I had one and we used 3 long site pins 10-20-30 yards on that model & that’s all it was really good for 30 yards tops. The first Bear cam model I bought came up in speed and got us accurate to 40 yards. But like you said for him to be more 80’s era correct with that bow he should’ve used a 3 finger glove & drawed with 2 or 3 finger and used the long site pins instead of the new age site. Like I said in my comment above Easton sold us old Timers a ton of those aluminum arrows. Because that was before graphite arrows was mainstream and every arrow we released in the woods into a animal or we hit the ground with would crack, bend or break lol 😆. These young guys got it much better now, they got 300- 350 feet per second bows, trigger releases hooked to the wrist with 70-85 % let off. So on the draw weight they pull back they’re only holding back 10-20 lbs. They don’t know what holding back 65-70 lbs is like trying to get a good shot. I’ve spooked & lost some really good bucks back in the day. Because I had to let down the bow because my arm and shoulder was hurting so bad waiting on that Buck to turn just right for that perfect kill shot. These bow hunters got it made in the shade bow hunting now.

[@blakehoffman5142]

They can’t even shoot one with a normal bow this year😂 Just kidding boys, we love the content whether you kill one or not.

[@raybship1]

All the guys should try that bow this season! Maybe make it a challenge and get other channels like The Hunting Beast or Seek One involved.

[@ronproctor3274]

My uncle brought mine when I was 15. Still hunting with it 33 years later. Three blade wasp . Probably not have watched 90% go down. New bows just make you miss quicker!! Older bows are the hammers of the woods!!

[@chrisgreenhagen1717]

Amazing, I didn’t realize you could be a successful hunter without $5000 worth of gear!!!! Great video, and thanks for keeping it real.

[@chrisnixon9529]

I was 15 when my father bought me my first bow, it was the Bear Whitetail II and for its time it was one of the most popular bows for hunting. I hunted with that bow for 5 years and never harvested an animal. My second bow at the age of 21 was a Pearson Spoiler Cam (1991) it was what I believe the first “speed bow” and I got my first deer with it. I still have both of those bows and have tons of memories using both. This was a great video, enjoyed it immensely.

[@showtime7034]

Idk why but this thing just makes me smile. Would love to hunt with an older bow brings back memories of what I got started on.

[@ShaneSimpsonHunting]

Bear Whitetail II sales on Ebay after this video. 📈

[@jhammon30]

That's the bow I started hunting with. You could literally watch the arrow all the way to the target. I kind of miss those days.

[@randymiller899]

Wow started bow hunting in 84 I was 18 had a bow like that one couldn't hit the side of a barn took it to the bow shop guy said what happened to the cable guard I said what's a cable guard? Bow shot better after he put one on! We had no idea what a safety harness was because they didn't exist yet screw in steps and chain on creaky stands amazing we killed anything besides ourselves!

[@seanoverhuel540]

I would really love to see a video on how you set up your pack. Primarily how you secure your climbing sticks.

[@limjahey3119]

Same!!

[@barr2644]

I'm 58 and that could've been the exact setup I had when I got that bow way back in the day. Right down to the yarn silencers! Great hunt boys!

[@nicktant1756]

We didn’t tune bows back then. You just accepted the crazy broadhead buggie and tried to adjust to it! It’s a primary reason the mechanical heads came into being. 😉

[@nicholasvanhouten1389]

I still do that😂

[@bouncinbobberz5722]

My dad did he taught me how to tune in the early 90s

[@russelllangworthy994]

Finally someone that agrees with me. I've been saying for years that mechanical heads were invented for the guys that were either too stupid or too lazy to tune their bows.

[@HillTrekkerSarge]

My first bow was a Bear Hunter bow, 1981. Had Easton gamegetter aluminum arrows set up for it and Bear razorhead broadheads. Shot with my fingers with a Bear leather three finger glove. I had a bolt on quiver, cable guard and a heavy, short stabilizer, brass sight pins. It was so easy to change out the strings yourself with those bows and using a gauge and special pliers do you own nock installation. Weren't at the mercy of the bow shops for costly maintenance like you are now. Lotta good memories with that bow.

[@engineco622]

I still have my Bear Indian from 1984 hanging on the wall in my basement long with a 1996 Martin Lynx that I hunted with up till last year. Love the old style bows!

[@chriscolwell2691]

I hunted with my dads martin lynx for a long time....never killed anything but I had fun!

[@gdstout]

My wife and I were laughing at the old bow stuff. I'm 75 and still bowhunt and my newest compound is a 1979 Jennings T-Star. I have five of them and they all shoot well. I also have a 1970 recurve I use. Enjoy, those old bows will do anything you need them to do. :)

[@williamclintonjr.5508]

We didn’t have fiber optic sight pins back then,the pins were huge back then they covered up half the deer at 30 yards

[@lisaannaallen6283]

unless you had a meprolite sight pin that was tritium powered

[@williamclintonjr.5508]

@@lisaannaallen6283 they didn’t have meprolite sight pins in the 80’s they came out in the early 90’s

[@budgetbirder]

awesome... I still remember my first bow was an old Darton 45MX... was about 20 years old when I bought it and that was 19 years ago...lol.. practiced with it, took it out my first year bowhunting... only took 5 sits in the stand until I shot my first ever deer with it, a nice 9 point buck..

[@danfegan5086]

I'm one of the old guys , 74 . I used a Graham Dyna bow in 1980 . Congrats on the nice doe . I'm still hunting , good luck from Kansas.

[@johnny11b_assin62]

The hardest part about trying to do budget build is the judgement from the bow shops. One of the reason it has taken me so long to get into bow hunting was all the funky looks from the guys in the bow shop

[@marlinmonroe4231]

Exactly! If someone shows up with a long bow or recurve its cool. But if they show up with a 30 year old compound its " dude.. will that thing kill a deer? You really need to upgrade ". I hunt with a 1995 martin.

[@frankguthrie8769]

Nice Job guys. My first bowkill was with the first Bear Whitetail edition made.

[@dougwalton4831]

My Martin is 20 yrs old this yr n shes a killer

[@jasonstefanuk3579]

I am an old guy. I started archery with a Bear Grizzly Recurve 50 lb draw in the 70’s. When the Bear Compound came out and actually let off the draw weight even a little, it was amazing. After years of abuse to my body I can no longer draw a bow. I thought my hunting days we over as I don’t do rifles. Then I discovered crossbows Great video guys.

[@dannyb6968]

That's too cool. I remember when those were new to the market. I shot the Bear Flare II. Big ole' arrows.. I shot my first buck with it.. I am pre-camo old. lol We made our own camo with magic markers and wore out coveralls.. At 63 I can still climb and set tree stands by myself..

[@rogersimonds1812]

Great video! I’m 55 and my first bow was a Bear Whitetail II when I was 16. Used to shoot into hay bales. Didn’t kill many deer with it but me and my buddies had fun just hanging out and shooting our bows. Cool idea Warb! By the way, I love it when y’all whack slicks and get excited about it too! Tender vittles!

[@wensmith6752]

Started deer hunting with a Bear LTD bracketed bow in 1973 😊 harvested several deer with these ol bows... missed 3 times that many with deer dropping out of the shot 😂 many many memories 😊

[@zacharytuckfield9580]

my fav part abt this channel is that they just wear whatever camo they have, nothin special and still kill em

[@fattybourgeois1014]

THP doing it for the working man

[@coreytharp7271]

There’s a few of us around here we don’t dress up at all most of time it’s a flannel shirt

[@limjahey3119]

Yeah, I tried to get all gucci and bought a set of First Lite gear this past year. I got one hunt out of their Obsidian pants, covered in seed ticks so I washed them in warm water. Not hot, warm. Tumble dry on low. They shrunk up to where a kid could wear them. First Lite wouldnt stand by it. Partially my fault for not following washing instructions, but I thought it was crap that such a high priced item is so finnicky. Im done with First Lite. I bought a pair of Magellan camo pants from Academy for $17. Done spending money on expensive hunting clothes

[@ThatJamesGuy88]

Only reason I buy camo is so my wife knows not to use the good smelling laundry soap. 🤷‍♂️

[@mjh4126]

Love my pops hand me down vintage camo and gear... Some of it is exclusive merch.. Rare indeed lol

[@bowhunter-td3xo]

Love this one! I killed my first deer with the same bow, which was a Christmas gift that ignited a passion that's still going strong 21 years later. Very cool video!

[@chadbooth4371]

When I was a kid my dad had that exact same bow. When I was a teenager I shot it through a chronograph, and then I shot the same arrow through my Damon Howatt recurve. No joke, my recurve shot 8fps faster. Very cool hunt fellas! Love it!

[@trapper9875]

I’m actually looking for new bow strings for my great grandparents Damon Howatt recurve’s at the moment

[@chadbooth4371]

@@trapper9875 check out 3 Rivers archery. They’ll fix you up.

[@Artisanwoodworks73]

You guys! Y'all a bunch of young bucks yourselves. I actually laughed out loud when he said he was born in 1997! I'm 50 this year. I remember hunting with a laminated wood Fred Bear bow before y'all were even born! Crazy awesome footage and shot. Nothing "THWACKS"! LIKE AN OLD ALUMINUM ARROW. Thanks for sharing.

[@craufurdgoodwin3835]

Just when you thought THP couldn’t get any cooler, BAM!

[@timber4896]

Now I’m gonna have to break out the old tank. My PSE fire flight it’s probably around 35 years old. It was so slow😂 But it did the job back in the day.

[@bs431980]

PSE lighting flight II was one of my favs back in day

[@adamballinger1358]

Thats a great bow

[@markalleman4520]

You need a 6” overdraw, Tracker string and an Amaker climber! My first bow in about 1990 was a Martin compound bow with a WOODEN riser and limbs. The wheels were about the size of a half dollar. In 1995 I upgraded to a Mountaineer with cams that I still have today even though I haven’t hunted with it in over 20 years. A friend of mine owned Diamond Bows when they were top of the lone and I got a Hornet from him that I still use today.

[@JohnDoe-uw8in]

This reminds me of something I say often. People got the job done for generations without the latest tech or camo that we "need" today. Seems to me like more than anything, all we're doing is paying for someone's marketing salary...

[@jrod4717]

Look at the loins on that one. Nice setta loins

[@karleschell]

I shoot a 21 year old Fred Bear Code with Easton 2315 Gamgetters. I have newer bows, but the Code has never let me down and has always got me red arrows. Those old Bears are good bows!!!

[@Kurtdog63]

Word to the wise... Some bows like this one back in the day had a cable guide bar positioned above the arrow that was easy to accidentally knuckle punch with your drawing hand if you were letting the bow down without shooting it.

[@raybship1]

OOOOH that's painful! Many memories right there

[@jimowens381]

My first bow was the Bear Whitetail Hunter. That was the forerunner to the Whitetail 'll. It had brackets that held the cams and vibrated like crazy at the shot. I miss those days of fun and learning.

[@TheSully08282]

I have an '89 Whitetail 2 in my shop. It was my first hunting setup given to me by my old supply NCO. From back in the day when a lot of families from my area all shared the same bow to hunt with. No telling how many hundreds of whitetail this old bow has put in the freezer.

[@MrTexastraveler]

I’m doing the same thing this year. I picked up a old Browning bow and I took it to the shop to make sure everything was good and got a set of carbon arrows for it. Now I’m sighting it in. And my arrows are adult arrows “Fairy “ style. Can’t wait to go hunting with it.

[@jamesblount4916]

I have a friend that can't find anyone to string his bow because it's over 10 years old. Love the video. I am always jealous of all the hunting you do.

[@jeremytweten9034]

I love everything about this. I came back to bow hunting 10 yrs ago with a legend one bow. Still kills! Do more vintage challenges I'd love to see them!

[@Manbunmen65]

I started bow hunting with a bow like this one, could be the same one. It made me a better bow hunter starting off using something that was harder to use.

[@dustinh4175]

Yes we did paper tuning back in the day. We even had an arrow straitening tool. On a serious note try to avoid plastic cams as they are dangerous.

[@mattokeefe691]

Thanks guys. I shoot a 2008 Bowtech bow I picked up new for $100 on eBay. A little more modern but not close to the stuff that available today. Works great

[@chriscatt4672]

I switched from a whitetail II to a Bear Flare in 86, It was a 80 lb bow with 20% let off. I used Excalibur Fluted aluminum arrows with it and I only needed one pin for 15 to 30 yards. I still have it and can pull it back but i cannot hold it back for long anymore.

[@ChrisJohnson-br2le]

I love these hunts with vintage bows. I wish more hunters would do hunts with them. We got so lost in the tech of hunting and there is something special about dropping a deer with a 30 year old bow. Very cool guys. Let’s keep up this vibe!

[@gsman-qt8tg]

Takes me back to the days when I spent alot of time up in a tree pursuing whitetails! I bought the Bear Whitetail hunter while in college. That bow was not as good as the Whitetail II used in this video. It was slow so I had to get close to those deer back in the day!

[@conradyoder6897]

That was at least as exciting as any buck kill. 😀👍. Loved it. Great shot and smart move letting the first couple does walk through. I will remember that little tip.

[@Jimmy445able]

It’s a good tip, I once did the opposite and drew on the first doe. It didn’t pan out for me.

[@Kentril2112]

I have a 1969 Bear. I took a 4x4 last year with it. Newer doesn't always mean the old stuff is bad, you just have fewer advantages. It was really neat taking a deer with a weapon that my grandad used for many years and find out its still accurate.

[@DustinApple]

ive been doing it for years. put some good accessories on it and heavy arrows it will be awesome. Oneida, Bear, Pearson spoiler, XI flatline

[@scottwillis5528]

Yes Sir! I still bring out my old Oneida Strike Eagle with XX75 2413 ALUMINUM LOGS LOL. I think at 80 lbs I can get about 230 fps out of it 😂😂

[@chocolategravyandbiscuits8418]

I wanna hear Uncle David’s story on that gigantic 9!

[@davetoms63]

Awesome video.... Reminded me of when I started bowhunting. I remember when the whitetail II first came out. Great shot and great message.

[@wallacewheeler3754]

That's cool you guys not only used a vintage bow but also a vintage camera 🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelgarrett4947]

I was so excited to see the review of the bow in the last video. My dad bought a Bear Whitetail II for $15 at an auction when I started getting into bowfishing in high school. I used it and shot thousands of fish with it with no issues other than being HUGE. lol. I had it restrung aseveral years ago and gave it a custom paint job, and it still works. I still have it as a back-up and carry it on the boat with me every time. Great video!!

[@wish2fish37]

Nice..Should put black tape around the limb and the peep tube rubber mount on the limb..The double sided tape was known to come loose and hit people in the face when drawing.Bowshop did this before leaving the shop many years ago.

[@vernhanna4399]

My first bow was a whitetail 2 , I loved that bow probably shot it better than any bow I’ve had since and even got a deer with it. Love seeing this, thank you!

[@thesouthernminuteman]

Love when I see people get exited about slickers, you can tell they really love it

[@codyrapp903]

Them old bows are special, I was gifted a PSE Thunderflite the other day and I believe it’s from 93 or 94, I set it up with the necessary accessories and I’m gonna use it this coming season vs my newer Mathews. They just have a feel to em that I like.

[@jameshagerman7681]

I love these old Bear compounds, my first buck I killed with a Bear Whitetail Hunter set at 55lbs and my current compound is a Bear Kodiak set at 85lbs. They may not be speed demons but once you tune em up and run an adult arrow they are quiet. 85lbs and a 31 inch draw length do help keep speed up a bit, 650 grain arrows moving at about 220 fps.

[@benson6634]

Wow guys! This is fantastic. I have a 1979 Darton SL 50 I've kept tuned up and it still shoots fine.

[@codywilber6885]

Been running a 1969 ben peasron cougar 7050 recurve and 1990 pse thunderflite 2. Garage sales and family hand-me downs save u lots when the new is not an option

[@donnieallen5927]

Awesome hunt guys! My first bow was an XI Legend with the same aluminum arrows you were shooting but with feathers and 100 grain Thunderhead broadheads. Brought back memories! thanks a bunch! Keep up the good work!

[@jeremytweten9034]

I have that same bow! It's still a nice draw and release!

[@otis6791]

Those silencers were string puffs, had them myself back in the day. Got my first archery deer in 1991 with a Pearson Renegade pulling about 55lbs and using a finger tab. I was so naive since my dad never bow hunted and I only learned from reading magazines. When you're young and interested you can learn so quickly. Those were the days for me. Keep up the good work and thanks for the videos!

[@2lowsilver]

That's the first bow I ever got when I was 13 years old. I talked my mom into getting it for me from a K-mart. I'm 39 now, so that's 26 years ago

[@timwhisnant1775]

Yep! Think mine was from Walmart, a bear compound, around the same time. Those stores had multiple bows hanging on display. Came with a book full of colored drawings of what to do and where to aim on animals. Loved it.

[@marlinmonroe4231]

731 comments.. wow! Looks like the older vintage bow community is alive and well. I like it!

[@chadcoats5282]

Reminds me of my old PSE Nova firing 2117 eastons shooting fingers and the square browning sight with brass pins. Still killed deer just the same. Got me wanting to have a vintage setup just for the fun of it!

[@glenswenson6493]

I've got a PSE Condor "1986" I believe. Shot a doe with it a couple years ago. Quiet and super fun to use. Great memories...

[@cw2gsp]

Best video of the season so far. 😁.

[@michaeldotson3770]

My first hunting bow was a bear whitetail2 in 1986 I was 12 years old when my dad took me bow hunting been doing it ever since keep up the good work 🇺🇸

[@larryalexander4833]

I bet most 12 year olds now couldn't pull those bows back much less go into the woods and hunt. Exceptions to everything but most kids stuck on a dang computer.

[@gregsasek2818]

I bought a 1980s pse 15 years ago for one of my boys, put a new string on it he shot several times, ended up not being able to get him out hunting with it then he went off to college and after two years my youngest boy and daughter wanted to bow hunt got them youth bows and I used the 80s bow started killing turkeys then deer. Mine has the old square sight. Funny thing is when I sighted it in I never had to move the pins, but this year somehow it’s off after all these years, the screws are rusted in or something because I can’t loosen them so looks like a new sight is needed. Love the way you all do your shows.

[@randymcmanus3836]

That was my first bow. Ordered it from Sears catalog when I was 16, it was 60# draw, shot if for one season then ordered the 70# and gave the other to my dad. Killed my first archery buck with it. Still have both of them out in the barn.

[@thomasanger6836]

Had a Bear Whitetail II for my first bow. Pass me down from my great uncle. Square sight with brass sights... If you want to hunt, you don't care what you hunt with!

[@merryfinancial2492]

If you are going to use that equipment you should be hunting out of a Baker Tree stand also!

[@timber4896]

Back in those days we used wood tree stands. And no harness. I remember getting stuck in my tree stand for several hours because of the ice.

[@scottwillis5528]

I could almost feel the hide being peeled off my arms and belly when I read the words Baker Tree Stand 😂😂 I was lucky to have that old Baker,, never had a hand climber to go with it 😂😂😂

[@HillTrekkerSarge]

I had a Baker and killed a couple of deer from it. My first climbing stand. It was also kinda dangerous, lol. I remember one cold morning riding it down the last 5' or so when I lost my grip on the tree, a slick hardwood. It bottomed out on the roots at the base and bounced me off like rag doll. Fortunately I was young and the ground was soggy and soft. I lay there for about ten minutes before I got up, my back soaked with cold water.

[@ResurrectDecoys]

Picked up an old Browning Mirage with a 70 lb draw at a garage sale the other day for $40. Little heavy but works great bowfishing. Hoping to try it on a deer this fall.

[@richardcummings4374]

I bought a Bear Whitetail classic at a yard sale near our camp in WV. I love it guys. I thought it would be cold to hunt with it but never followed through. I love THP!

[@firstshotprecision3360]

Was the camera you used for the kill shot from 1986 too

[@Binko63]

Glad you agree that just because its old it doesnt mean its no good. Still using my recurves and longbows from the 60s

[@JayN4GO]

I remember my uncle and father used these along with recurves. I got my first silver hawk made by pse in 92. Fell in love with bow hunting off the ground. I still have my uncles bow and I bet it’s killed 23 deer between the 3 of us.

[@c.morganmccallister2396]

Great video and endorsement for getting folks on a budget interested 👊🏼👊🏼

[@timroof9338]

Started hunting and shooting with a bear black mag...I was 12... I just turned 51.. I grew up In a archery shop every day.. from 12 to 37 years old.. what good times

[@jbcurdog72]

That's the original "Realtree" pattern and the felt on the riser is the original jim crumley trebark! I owned one identical! My first ever compound was a Bear mini mag. The riser was white and the limbs were brown! I could send you some old accessories for that bow if you'd like??? Great video as always!!!

[@Tankbuilder32]

Had same mini mag, my dad bought mine

[@colemartin9469]

I shot my very first archery deer, large 9 point with an old 80s Browning wheel bow. It was my Dads. I now shoot spot tournaments with it. Still shoots great.

[@bryancrump8189]

I have a white tail hunter 2. Was the first bow I hunted with. Didn't harvest anything with it, but might take it back out again now. Awesome shot!!

[@Fall_Legends]

Great Hunt guys. I also take out some of the old compound bows I purchased off eBay or from local yard sales. It's always a cool hunt using bows from 25+ years old.You can definitely tell the improvements the bow company's made over years when shooting them but those older bows have killed many deer and it's good to see others out there still using them to hunt with also.

[@ncsaddlehunter77]

I still hunt with my Bear Kodiak 2 and those exact arrows. Love this video. Speed isn't an issue for me as my draw is 78 lbs. Same peep with tube, same rest, same Scott release and will probably use it until I can't draw it.

[@joshuaclements4514]

I like these challenges. Thats how many of us started. I bought my first bow for 150.00 and got camo and a grunt tube at meijer and shot my first buck in 2010. 140" 10 pointer.

[@Huckleberry8103]

Awesome hunt with a vintage bow! Love the excitement and respect for the deer.

[@gregwz2n735]

sweet. Very similar to my first bow. Bought a 1979 Bear in 1994 for $25 at Walmart. Didn't know anything about tuning, Arrow weight etc. a couple used broadheads (resharpened of course) and $20 of walmart arrows and I was in business. Killed 5-6 deer with it until I replaced it with a $50 ebay Browning bow years later. That was like night and day 70ish percent letoff. Awesome. Makes you appreciate todays gear for sure but also realize that gear isn't the holy grail...Enjoy the hunt! Thanks for the video.

[@jasonspeakman15061]

I've killed many of deer with the old school setups. I miss the old days of just killing to fill the freezer and no judgment for what we harvested.

[@larryalexander4833]

Amen I so agree with you. Took the real meaning out hunting . To much put into dang numbers these days . It has just about fun out of it especially taking a new hunter and seeing them shoot thier first deer a little buck or doe and see the big smile and feeling of success . Good old days

[@51cathedral51]

Back in the day 90 lbs at 31 inches and a round wheel was a deadly quiet machine! Yes with the yarn silencer!……. Congrats again!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jefflauderbaugh1126]

That’s awesome! Took my first bow deer with an old Browning Coyote - tiny cams, wood limbs, aluminum Easton arrows. That was 10 years ago. Just got back to bow hunting this year and just last week took a small buck in a public land metro park right by my house based on tactics I’ve learned watching you guys. Love the content, keep it up!

[@bdrroger]

I just bought a White tail hunter a month ago to do the same thing. It was the bow I had in the 70,s when I lived in Illinois as a kid. Lol haven’t tried it yet.