What is your preferred draw weight for hunting?

[Night Wing]

I have two bows. One is 42# and the other is 41#. I placed an order the first week of September for a third bow (recurve) for 35# and although I chose it for 3D and small game (frogs, rabbits, javelina), I wouldn't hesitate to shoot a deer with it.

[James Wrenn]

Anywhere in the 40 to 50lb range is fine with me for anything I will hunt.Slower bows I would tend to use the mid to higher end of the range while with the better bows the lower end is just fine.

[TomMcDonald]

Lots of people here complaining of shoulder injuries.
How many of you sustained your injuries because of archery?

[TomMcDonald]

Originally posted by Ben Kleinig:
Big feral bull camels really enjoy 78lb @ 29" Black Widow longbows!

Plus, with the heavier weight, heavy arrows travel pretty fast and flat.

 Define 'really enjoy'!!    

[Fletcher]

Low to mid fifties for me.  I like the performance on game of upper fifties bows, but I don't shoot them nearly as well anymore, so I settle for the lower poundage.

[ThomastaylorIII]

i like to find my arrows stuck into trees after zipping through intended game like it was butter. 65lbs is my fav.


not being macho....i just shoot it better than i do lighter poundage bows

[ranger 3]

I'm almost 62 and I like 50-53#s

[nutmeg]

55# on all my bows for all of my hunting.(nut)

[ksbowman]

I like 50-60# but, for most big game 50# is enough.  Ben

[Widowbender]

60ish

David

[Grant Young]

I have shot bows in the 65+ range for a long, long time. I have a 29" draw and the heaviest bow I currently hunt with is 73lbs at my draw- my favorite is 68 or 69 lbs. If or when these start to hurt I won't hesitate to drop weight and really don't have an opinion of what "optimum" bow weight is- individual preference I guess. If it gets you draggin' its plenty in my book.                      Grant

[BigCnyn]

I have found , that I am more consistent with 54-58 pounds at 30 inches. Just works for me.

[BUFF]

74

[BobW]

55-60, and with a 32" draw, thats some significant horsepower....

[TradOnly]

52 because I don't want shoulder problems later.