what is your draw # ? for hunting

[BOSS]

63 at 27

[HATCHCHASER]

55 to 60@30".  If you are overbowed at all you may lose a little draw length. Better to drop 5 pounds and gain a half inch IMHO.

[rp65]

45# to 50# Depends on bow, mostly 45#.

[robtattoo]

63#@30" for all my bows. It's funny how little weight changes make a big difference in how you shoot. I struggle a little with 65# & 60 seems very light! It's taken me a few years to settle on one draw weight, playing around with bows from 40# upto 86# & 63 is the heaviest weight I seem to shoot most consistently. I'd happily have a shot at most huntable things on the planet with this.

[Mike B]

I shoot 70# to 75# for everything.

[huskyarcher]

Originally posted by James Wrenn:
40-45 for deer and hogs

How does 45# do for hogs?

[Hopewell Tom]

This is a question I'm faced with as I'm not only new to the bow, but have switched over to the left side after a right side start. I'm right handed, but left eyed. So few bows to choose from here in Nova Scotia, so I have a 54# recurve that is tough to shoot after a bit. So I'm over bowed, but where to go with this? This site has given me so much insight into this whole process. What an incredible wealth of information and knowledge you/we all have. It can be a bit overwhelming, but sure gives one a lot to consider.
So, for me I'm looking at a 42.5# LH 62"longbow to get my form into place and provide what I think will be a fun bow to shoot. Having fun will keep me coming back for more. Then it's on to a 47-48# something, as we need 45# at your draw to be legal here in NS for deer. Then I'm thinking about 50-52# something for bear and moose as 50# is the NS minimum for them. So that will be 3 bows, which seems like a good START.

[Curveman]

62#.

[frassettor]

58-61#.I have a 65# on order I will be using this year

[CDR]

52# and 57# for me

[David Mitchell]

I use 45-52@28" draw.  In answer to Huskyarcher's question, I have had excellent results on hogs with my 45@28 Hill Wesley Special.

[pitbull]

45# at my 26" draw does the job, usually with a pass through.

[walkabout]

im right hand lefy eye dominant, but its never hurt my archery shooting at all. only comes into lpay for me when i shot wheelies with sights, which i never really liked anyway since i learned to shoot trtad when i was young. as far as weight all mine fall within 45-50#. after seeing a zebra taken with a 35# im convinced that accuracy is key, although for tougher game you might want a higher weight.

[huckbuck]

I've finally settled on 57 lbs. for all my hunting bows. This way if the bowyer misses
by a couple lbs. I'm still between 55 and 60
which works well for me on the animals I hunt.

[BowMIke]

I shoot from 47 lbs to 57 lbs, depending on the animal and the weather.
I shot a nice 2 1/2 yr eight point this year with 47 lb Morrison Shawnee longbow and had a double hole with 555 grain Beman MFX 400.

[reddogge]

50-55# for hunting.  I prefer 45-48# for 3-D though.  Came across a '69 Bear Super Kodiak in 58# and although I can shoot it fine I'm afraid problems will develope.  It draws harder than my 55# bow.

[willhunting]

Just came back from the shop and there is:

draw # 56
speed: 203 fps
arrow Ics hunter 500 : 390 gr.

I will fletch my 2117 this week than I will see..

[Hot Hap]

50# +/- @ 30-31"

[pseman]

~50lbs @ 30"

[Earthdog]

50LB @28.

Have been up to 70lb and down to 45lb.

Plan on another 45lb one day because that wheight is just so easy to shoot well.