Well as of right now my sas pioneer which scales out a bit heavier than marked so about 56# @27" but have something else coming for me to use thats a bit more suitable draw weight for myself. Arrows will be victory vap 400's with around 300-325 grains out front. Broadheads will probably a mixture of what heads are still useable after the heavyweight broadhead test is done.

To start I'll be using my kempf kwyk styk that's 47@28 and 56" with gt 500's and a 175 vpa on the business end. I'm on the list to get one of Tom's Zippers so hopefully I'll get the chance to hunt with it too.

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[attachment=1,msg2809896]I've found for me a 60"widow PSA in the mid to upper 50lb range really works better than any thing else. So this year I'm using a 60" 58@28 widow SAV with xx75 2020's and either the big 160 gr thunderheads or zwickey deltas for about 635 gr finished weight. This combo has taken a lot of game for me. With that said, later in the season I'll probably use a widow PLV 62" TD longbow that's 55@28 with either 540 gr cedars with deltas or xx75 2016's with deltas

I've been playing around with some ILF rigs this summer and may just hunt with them. One is a 21" Morrison riser with black max limbs which yields a 64" recurve and right about 48 pounds at my draw. The other is a 19" wf-19 riser with black max limbs giving me a 62 inch bow. But I suspect the majority of my hunting will be done with my all time favorite, my old Habu recurve. It's 62 inches and 53 pounds at 28 inches.

Same old 72# Bear T.D. with cedars and Bear Razorheads.

Same old 72# Bear T.D. with cedars and Bear Razorheads.

My 62" 56#@28 Schafer Silvertip will be my companion, paired with FMJ 300s with 75 gr. brass insert and 190 treesharks. Total arrow weight is 675-680 or so.

Can't wait.

Josh

"A" riser bear takedown with "A" limbs. Easton 2018 camo arrows and magnus 125 grain stinger. I've never been a one bow kind of guy but every time I hunted with this bow during turkey season I saw turkeys so I'm hoping that streak continues.

Using my 56" 52@27" Widow PCH Graybark. Arrows are Grizzly Stik Momentum TDT 400's with 300 Grizzly Kodiak broadheads for a total weight of 650g

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GT Kinetics 400 190gr. treesharks

I dunno.  Will be using a J.D Berry Vixen or Misty Dawn longbow for bear in early September.  (Takes about six years to draw a permit for a resident here in Wisconsin.) For deer, I'll probably use a J.D. Berry Taipan and/or a Bear TD.  All in the 50# range.  Life is too short to shoot only one bow.  I'll either be shooting Easton Axis .500s or Sweetland Forgewoods tipped with Woodsmans, Zwickey 4-blade Deltas or Abowyer single bevel Brown Bears -- about a 520 grain arrow in carbon, closer to 600 grains in wood.

Going to be shooting my 62" Toelke Whip 52# @28".  Dear, Elk, Bear.  Went with spruce shafts this year.  The doug fir from sure wood is so good and straight but wanted to lighten up.  Dropped 70 gr going to the spruce from raptor.  160gr LW single bevel Grizzly on the business end.  Also didn't bother so much with painting my arrows.  In years previous i went crazy with the crest, but anymore feel its fighting FOC.  Just a light coat with the rattle can and called it good.

BigJim 60" Mountain Monarch 55@31
Beman center shots with brass insert , ballistic collar and 300 gr vpa 3 blade head for a total of 690 gr

If I were heading out tomorrow, 56" 45# Toelke Chinook, GT500's w/100 gr. Brass inserts and 125 gr. Magnus 2-blade Buzzcuts.

This time next year, with any luck, it could be a Big Jim's Mountain Monarch in an as yet to be determined length & weight. 12 months and counting.

These 4.  Hopefully each draws blood.

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2 pc Turkey Creek longbow 62" 50@28....500 Easton FMJ's, undecided on my broad heads...150 gr VPA 3 blade or 200 gr. 2  blade Cutthroat's...

I will using 60" Cari-Bow Slynx 49# @ 28"
Arrow....Sherwood douglas fir 585 gr. with 175 gr Grizzly Bruin up front.
Haven't taken a deer yet with this set up but it has worked well on about 1/2 dozen hogs this past year.

I'll be taking my Bear Kodiak magnum that draws 50lbs. at my 28" draw length. The part that will be getting the job done is a GT traditional XT blem tipped with a 160 grain Zwickey eskimo. I've yet to draw blood, but hoping this will be the year. Last fall was my first year hunting without training wheels.