What arrow weight are you shooting for deer?

[Thumper Dunker]

About 600grn for my 55-60lb bows.

[Arctic Hunter]

593-597 grains.  Bow is 59-60#.

[dbd870]

487 for my 45# and 524 for my 50#

[awbowman]

I'm pulling 47#s.  I have one setup at 530 grains and one at 603 grains

[PaulDeadringer29]

I like heavy arrows. I actually have some that are 13 gpp from a 49# recurve that fly great, dead on at 30 yds, and make for a super quiet shot.

[drewsbow]

625-725 from the bows below

Originally posted by frassettor:
785 gr for 58/61# bows

I'll bet there is not much out there that can stop that arrow!!!

Bisch

[Paul Cousineau]

550

[Stumpkiller]

620 grains (Douglas fir w/125 gr head)

[Scott Barr]

460 grains with 45# bow. 195 fps.   Antelope, deer, boar,  usually pass throughs.  So I am one of those that prefers to save my shoulder and shoot lighter equipment.  It works for me.

[Michael Arnette]

In my humble opinion your setup for arrow weight is overkill for whitetail. Since I've dropped draw weight the sweet 60ish # mark I've been shooting between 500 and 540 grains...I've had two holes or pass throughs in the dirt on over 13 deer with two three and four blade heads.
If you're like me you can shoot heavy arrows perfectly inside 20 yards but right about 20 yards is where those same wonderfully heavy arrows start to drop like a bird out of the sky.

[halfseminole]

700+gr, in previous years when the draw weight was higher I shot 2000+ grain arrows 38" long though, some was just arrow weight.

[Bowwild]

442-480 out of 46-49# @ 26" draw - recurves for me.

I've hunted and killed deer with 414-550 out of same bows.

Sometimes I pick the shaft I want to use and match the broadhead/insert to tune. Other times I settle on a broadhead and then match the shaft. The brand broadhead is always the same though, just different weights.

[K.S.TRAPPER]

If ain't broke don't fix it and shoot what you want to shoot and what works for you. Sounds like you have it figured out anyway heavy is good unless you like to take long shots like some guys.

My average whitetail shots are 15yds or less, 56#, Dougfir 200g up front 670g total been killing animals for years with it. I've shot thru two big bucks and a doe in the last two years with the same arrow and broadhead.
Overkill nope! IMO

Tracy

[Stump73]

44lbs at my draw
arrow weight is 538
12.2 gpp
28% foc

[RC]

45 lbs and 525 grains. RC

[Friend]

Rules of thumb. IMO,  such as 9 to 11 gpp for deer are convenient yet do not appear applicable for the various rages of commonly utilized setups.

Ex...42#@27... 9 gpp...equates to a 378 grain arrow...likely teetering on the brink of wounding a deer.

Ex...60#@28...11 gpp...equates to a 660 grain arrow...likely far more than required

Your own proper evaluations will build the self confidence that is often so integral to the harvest equation.

[30coupe]

My bow is 48# @ 28", but I draw about 27 1/2" so probably closer to 46-47# and a 503 grain arrow...10.43 gpp @ 48#, 21.1 % FOC.

[Brock]

I am around 654gr...or 11.9 gpp for my Wolfer.  

If you shoot it accurately...get good arrow flight....and is atleast 10gpp you are golden.

Dont over analyze it if it is working...

[RedStag5728]

I am shooting 565 grain carbon arrows out of my Red stag longbow.

I'm just a touch over 10 gpp at my draw of 27". My redstag slings these arrows at 175 fps which I am getting 38 ft pounds of kinetic energy, more than enough to take deer sized game.