is a 50# bow enough for deer and black bear? i can shoot more weight but i can shoot 50 alot better. i would be shootin the mfx classic arrow with the 75 grain inserts and a 150 grain broadhead. does that sound ok? whats your honest opinion?
A good friend of mine kills whitetails with his 37lb Widow every year...nuff said.
yes sir it is
keep the arrow weight to 10 grains per pound and you will be fine
I killed a waterbuck, red hartebeest, and kudu in africa with a 50# @ my DL bow. All three of those are way bigger than a deer or bear.
Well tuned and razor sharp is all you need for it to work just fine.
Bisch
thats plenty, Fred Eichler kills the biggest of game with 54lbs. let alone deer and blk bear you'll blow rite though em
The one you shoot better is the standard answer. and for good reason. A gut shot you make with a 60# bow because you're over-bowed is much worse than a good shot on the heart/lungs with a 50# bow.
If you're worried about enough bow, tip the odds in your favor with a heavier arrow, and a razor sharp broadhead.
More than enough....... :thumbsup:
I shoot deer and hogs with 48 @ 27. The hogs I killed in my previous thread were killed with that poundage and a little lighter arrow than that. I shoot razor sharp broadheads. Put it where it counts and no worries! :thumbsup:
Yep
Easily.The arrow blew through this 300# black bear,using a 50# bow.
(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a140/jbrandenburg/P1020139.jpg)
More than enough.
I was worried about the same thing, mountain lion, after I reinjured my shoulder. I wasn't supposed to shoot, then was limited to 50#. I've found it to be plenty, even though I shoot 60-62# better. I now shoot up to 70#, but enjoy the 50 pounders enough that I have 4 of them. Fifty pounds with a sharp BH is a wickedly potent rig!
Absolutely.
Now, come fall, take your 50# bow and go and kill one of those huge Kansas whitetails! Let me know if you need a hunting buddy(hint, hint!).
Plenty!!!
50 pounds will take any northamerican game animal with the right arrow and shot placement.
Shoot as much as you can accurately shoot, be it 45# or 85#. Consider sitting still for hours, and also potential cold into this. You may shoot 65# in your backyard accurately all summer, but after sitting motionless for hours or having your muscles tense up in cold weather while on stand changes everything.
That being said,... what all the rest said...50 is a great hunting weight.
Yes
The bear in my Avatar was killed with a 50@ 28" He went 18 or maybe 20 yards.My perferred wgt.as I get older.Kip
My son and I use 50# bows for hogs and elk-no problems.
I have about 15 different 38-42lb recurves I'll be choosing from come this deer season. I expect any and all to produce nice passthru's and short blood trails, as they have in the past.
The last twenty or so deer I killed with 53 pounds did not have time to complain about it. I've also had great success hunting in africa three different times and the heaviest bow I **** was 55 pounds and I'm talking about some BIG critters including a bull eland. Sharp broad heads shooting accuracy and arrow weight are where it's at. You are set for deer and bears.
Try out some heavy arrows, starting at 500 gr. and maybe heavier. When adding weight, put on head for higher FOC.
Get it sharp, get it flying straight, get it where it belongs. For the most part, the rest of this stuff (gpp, foc, blah-blah_blah) is more important on the internet than in the woods. ;)
I agree with Jason for sure on this one.RC
Plenty for sure. I'll be shooting 47 to 50 pound bows this season to help with a shoulder problem.Have no doubt they will work on deer and hogs.
I haven't been on TG that long, but this question seems to come up a lot. Yes, yes, YES! 50# is enough to take just about anything in north america. In fact, 50# shot well is ALWAYS better than 80# shot marginally. Above all else, accuracy kills.
Amen, Jason. Put the wicked-sharp broadhead where it needs to be, and the rest will work itself out. That's pretty much trad hunting. All that other mumbo-jumbo is nice to pontificate about but doesn't really put meat in the freezer.
Sure is, I shot a hog with a 45# LB a few years ago and it died just as fast as the one I shot this year with a 55# LB. Sharp broadheads and good arrow flight are more important in my opinion.