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Post by hammerofthor on Oct 2, 2009 9:38:54 GMT -5
What would be the MINIMUM draw weight for taking down a deer?
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 2, 2009 9:58:04 GMT -5
What would be the MINIMUM draw weight for taking down a deer? The minimum in Indiana is 35# pull. IMHO - I think that poundage will "ding" more deer than it will kill them. |
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Post by hammerofthor on Oct 2, 2009 10:05:04 GMT -5
so a 35 lb draw weight is good enough to go out and hunt with? the reason im askin is because my bow has a max of 40 lbs.
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 2, 2009 10:27:21 GMT -5
so a 35 lb draw weight is good enough to go out and hunt with? the reason im askin is because my bow has a max of 40 lbs. That is what the regulations says.. 40# I'd wait for a good close broadside shot.. |
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Post by hammerofthor on Oct 2, 2009 10:31:33 GMT -5
well i think a good close broadside shot is part of my plans anyways. haha. not TOO good with a bow. im an iffy shot past 25 yards.
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Post by Decatur on Oct 2, 2009 10:42:19 GMT -5
It's good you know your limitations! Personally, I would never shoot past 25yds, but this year I've been practicing out to 30yds, and am confident at that range. I had two nice bucks within 32yds last year, and wouldn't take a shot, therefore the extended range practice this year! lol No deer, no matter how big, is worth wounding them because you ignored your own limitations! Good luck!
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Post by hoosiernavy29 on Oct 2, 2009 11:59:07 GMT -5
With today equipment and the carbon arrows and lazer honed broadheads, 35lbs is plently to kill any deer sized target. I shot my little cousins little parker buck shot set at 38lbs, making sure the arrows I built him would clear his rest, very very capable of taking a deer, like others have said know "Your limitations"
Remember folks the indians did with just a stick and string that most weren't more the 30+ pounds and flint tipped arrows.
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Post by scrub-buster on Oct 2, 2009 23:37:17 GMT -5
Some of us still use a stick and string.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2009 8:00:54 GMT -5
Ted Nugent's wife pulls 38# and kills big game with her bow. Even bigger game than whitetails. Ted says most people pull way more than they need. He says if you can't pull it back with comfort and ease, you are pulling too much weight. Ted pulls 50#. I am not saying everyone should do what Ted Nugent does, believe me, I just happened to see him talking about this very subject the other day and it made a lot of sense to me.
I pull 70# and on cold mornings, I am starting to think that I might be pulling too much.
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Post by evolutionsthunder on Oct 3, 2009 8:13:09 GMT -5
just make sure you have a good shot. should be fine out too 25 yards
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Post by indianahick on Oct 3, 2009 13:19:13 GMT -5
Back when recurves were the bow of choice 45 and 50 lbs were considered fairly heavy bows. Now with compounds that have holding weights at 80% of the draw weight almost everyone goes for the most that they can pull into the break over. While I personally feel that 40 lbs is on the very bottom end of the draw weight that should be used I also don't really think that you need over 60 to 65 at the top end with 55 being optimum.
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Post by steiny on Oct 4, 2009 11:29:31 GMT -5
I killed deer with a 353 recurve, when I first got started. it will work, just fine if you put the arrow where it is supposed to go.
I agree w/ Ted Nugent, my Matthews is only set at 49 lbs.
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