I started with a crossbow it was a Horton xl then I moved to a psc spider it was a compound I had way more fun shooting that than my crossbow also way more rewarding when u take a deer with it. I think crossbows are way to easy to hunt with but that's just me. I now shoot a Mathews z7 and 3d shoot with a Mathews prestige. It can be an expensive hobbie and pashion lol.