Hi everybody

I just switch from compound to traditionnal few months ago and love this "new passion"...
I just want to know,

what poundage do you hunt(deer) with your bow ??


thanks

Will

All I have now is 50#.  If I bought another bow it would probably be 55-60#.

45-50 usually

todd

#59 @ 29.5" on my current go to bow.

But you never know what bow I'm going to go with.

Josh

#63 most of the time, but will sometimes drop down to #58 for cold. late season hunts.

#62 @ my 29"

#63 one bow all da time.

Ok I shoot to #55 and find it's harder thand my compound for my "body" after around 40 arrows of shooting.
and you ??<

thanks guys

50@30 on all my hunting bows.

Have found after 20+ years of shooting a recurve all I need for deer is 50#, so that's what I shoot . It's all about putting it where it needs to be.

52#-56#

For deer I think 45 is enough. I hunt elk also so I usually hunt with 60-65 pounds. That is what I prefer to use. Gary

45-50 All I need around here.

around 55# at my draw length...Mike

QuoteOriginally posted by willhunting:
Ok I shoot to #55 and find it's harder thand my compound for my "body" after around 40 arrows of shooting. ...

then yer most likely overbowed.  this is common for folks moving up to trad archery.  back off to 45#, learn good form, that's one good reason to have a lower weight bow handy.

my hunting longbow is 55#, as seen in my avatar.  that's a good 20% more holding weight than needed for deer.  

also of consideration, and as alluded to by guru, typically deer hunting conditions will probably include cold weather.  it's one thing to practice under ideal conditions with a 55# and quite another to do so in real, autumn/winter bowhunting scenarios.

as long as your hunting bow is of legal weight, what's most important is to be accurate at typical hunting distances - these kinda distances will typically be less than those for a compound hunter.  

45# for a stickbow was once the 'norm' and will easily kill medium sized game like deer.

once again, there is no substitute for accuracy - if you can't consistently hit the mark at the distances you hunt, in the conditions of the hunt, then don't hunt until you've mastered your bow.  

after your consistent accuracy improves, you'll need really sharp cut-on-contact broadheads.    

that's about it.  easy enuf, eh?  :D

 

QuoteOriginally posted by willhunting:
[qb] Ok I shoot to #55 and find it's harder thand my compound for my "body" after around 40 arrows of shooting. ... [/b]

then yer most likely overbowed.  this is common for folks moving up to trad archery.  back off to 45#, learn good form, that's one good reason to have a lower weight bow handy.

my hunting longbow is 55#, as seen in my avatar.  that's a good 20% more holding weight than needed for deer.  HOWEVER, we should all strive to hunt with the heaviest bow holding weight we can effectively control under hunting conditions.

also of consideration, and as alluded to by guru, typically deer hunting conditions will probably include cold weather.  it's one thing to practice under ideal conditions with a 55# and quite another to do so in real, autumn/winter bowhunting scenarios.

as long as your hunting bow is of legal weight, what's most important is to be accurate at typical hunting distances - these kinda distances will typically be less than those for a compound hunter.  

45# for a stickbow was once the 'norm' and will easily kill medium sized game like deer.

once again, there is no substitute for accuracy - if you can't consistently hit the mark at the distances you hunt, in the conditions of the hunt, then don't hunt until you've mastered your bow.  

after your consistent accuracy improves, you'll need really sharp cut-on-contact broadheads.    

that's about it.  easy enuf, eh?    :D

50-53# Three bows. Sharp broadheads are the answer. I have a Cousin that hunts with a 43# recurve and gets complete pass throughs.

Primarily I have hunted with 52-54# bows. But recently I have started shooting bows in the 46-48# range and am planning to start hunting with these bows.

55 lbs for everything.

All my hunting bows are 55-60# (3D bows too for that matter) The couple years I shot compound, I had more shoulder problems than any other time in my life. The draw cycle is all wrong to me, all the weight right up front, before you have a chance to engage your back muscles. Just tore me up. Watch the gyrations some guys go through to draw their compounds next time you are at a shoot.