Your Hunting bow weight?

[Hit-or-Miss]

Just curious what folks are using for a hunting bow weight on big game (deer, hogs, black bear)? I'm wondering if more people are using 35-50lbs, 50-65lbs, or the big, anything over 65lbs on up bows? I'm not trying to start a debate over heavy vs light bow weight, as there is no "right or wrong" answer here, (I know the light ones will kill quite clean if the arrow is sharp and well placed), just curious as to what everybody else is using. I have been using various 48-65 lbs recurves and a #60lbs longbow, but I'm finding myself drawn to heavier bows. Yup, it most likely IS my ego, lol! So, what are you hunting with????

[rastaman]

Due to shoulder problems in the past, my ideal "hunting" weight is 48lbs at my drawlength.  That works fine for the deer and hogs i hunt.  

[FerretWYO]

57@28 is my favorite number.

[Ground Hunter]

I practice mostly with a 70# longbow.  Could hunt with it, but mainly hunt with 55-65# stuff.  Practice with the 70 makes the lower weights easy.  H

[House]

Mainly with 58# at 28in. Fox longbow, new for this season 63# at 28in. Dryad Orion with longbow limbs, can't wait to make meat with this beauty!

Travis

[Renaissance Man]

Started with a 45 pound Drake and Howatt curves many moons passed. 75's thru 2003 55 to 65 lb longbows and curves.
Since '03 shooting everything with 48 pound curve and longbow.
In all those bows and all those deer never saw any real reason why I went up in the first place and now that my neck has got a plate in it certainly will not go any higher again. No reason.

[bozara]

58-65# at 27".  Practice alot in the offseason with the heavier bows and usually hunt deer/elk with the 58#er.

[stykshooter]

65 for everything

[cacciatore]

I am with Groud Hunter and Bozara,practice with 65-70# hunt with 55# for WT and 60#for the rest.

[JimB]

I have always shot 60-66# but the last couple years,due to shoulder problems,I have dropped to 50-55# at my draw length.I have been paying a lot of attention to getting as good arrow flight as I can plus a few other things that make my setup more effecient and am really impressed with what the lighter weights can do.

[bearsfeet]

I went from starting at 60lbs and am now at 47lbs. I really like this poundage. This is a good wieght for me to be able to shoot as much as I want with no pain from old injuires which is nice    

I shoot it very well which is the most important thing!

Did you see the testing DR. ashby did on the 40lb bow? pretty impressive!

[Red Beastmaster]

45#

[IronJohn]

My go to bow is 52#...........IJ

[Mack_S]

I shoot 60# for everything.  

-Mack

[mooseman76]

54#@29.5"

[Trooper]

70# Bear t/d recurve
73# St. Charles t/d longbow

[TOEJAMMER]

60 -65 recurves and 62 to 67 longbows at my 27 inch draw length.  A little time ago, I picked up a longbow, 54 at 27 inches and a couple of recurves between 58 and 59 at 27.  They are great for lot of multiple day shooting sessions, but I still will rely on the old faithfuls.

[LITTLEBIGMAN]

42 to 46

[Mike B]

I use 70# to 75# for everything.

[RunninWild77]

65 or 70 I'd go up another 5# if I had the money for another bow