"So a buddy of mine just gave me a compound bow. Its a Bear Whitetail 2. Im really excited about it, but I dont know the first thing about bows? any suggestions on a website that will break it down to me, or a local shop that wont rip me off?"



if you are not to far off Alvarado Pawn in Alvarado Tx. has a good shop. Honest people there always willing to help. Its right off Hwy. 67. My father goes there they have good deals as well

That was my first bow. Bear Whitetail II It was a handme down from my father. I believe it is like the 30/30 to rifle hunting as far as how far we came however those bows have killed a lot of deer.

Never have Bass Pro look at your bow. They have screwed up two of my bows and I don't trust them anymore.

first of all i wouldnt even think about taking it to bass pro to get looked at and if you live in the DFW area go see Stan at Smithfield Archery and have him take a look at it

I was in the same situation a couple weeks ago. I took it to smithfield archery and they were amazing! He adjusted my draw weight/ length, checked out the bow, and showed me the proper way to shoot. He then let me shoot for about 20 minutes or so. And only charged $10!! I will definitely be going back to see them. So if you're near 820 and N. Beach, I would definitely go see them. Couldn't have asked for better customer service.

One thing you need to get is some wax. If you need a new string of keep the existing string you need to always wax the string. It will keep the string from fraying. I see so many strings not wax and it dries them out. They sell wax at BPS or any bow shop. Check the peep sight and make sure it fits you right. There is different size peep sight. Your arrows, make sure they are the right length for you. Different type of releases. There are buckles and Velcro. When in the stand and you pull back the Velcro will pull and make noise and spook the game. Get some Velcro and just pull it apart. That is the sound it will make. I would stick with the buckle type. There are different weights of broad heads and field points. There are expandleable and fix broad heads. You will get different opinions on those. Don't let the speed of IBO(speed) of the arrow fool ya. Some shoot like 320ft a second and some 250ft a second. You don't need high speed to kill game. You get discouraged if you can't pull back 70lbs. Most have to work up to it and a lot will not shoot that much pull. Work and feel comfortable and be able to hold the draw weight for 30 seconds or more. Most hunting shots will not be pull and shoot. Will most likely have to pull and hold the shot before releasing. Different types of arrows, make sure you get the right ones. Those are things off the top of my head. Good luck