posted
I'll try to find a pic, but my buddy shot a P&Y woodland caribou, complete pass through with a 70" 40# 1969 Hoyt Pro Medallist recurve. I put prairie rattlers on it for him to camo those white limbs.
-------------------- David M. Conroy Posts: 2745 | From: Bellingham, Massachusetts | Registered: Jun 2009
| IP: Logged |
-------------------- "It's not the trophy ,but the race. It's not the quarry ,but the chase." Posts: 798 | From: West Columbia, SC | Registered: Dec 2005
| IP: Logged |
posted
My avatar is the buck I shot with my 60" Fox longbow. 45# @ 26", Kentucky 2004.
-------------------- B.Glass, aka Mom, aka Longbowwoman Greg, forever 18. Gregory R. Glass Feb. 14th, 1989-April 1st, 2007 TGMM Family of The Bow To John Muir, "Where do you want to go?", John, "Anywhere that is wild" Posts: 3086 | From: Indiana | Registered: Jan 2004
| IP: Logged |
-------------------- B.Glass, aka Mom, aka Longbowwoman Greg, forever 18. Gregory R. Glass Feb. 14th, 1989-April 1st, 2007 TGMM Family of The Bow To John Muir, "Where do you want to go?", John, "Anywhere that is wild" Posts: 3086 | From: Indiana | Registered: Jan 2004
| IP: Logged |
posted
My first bow kill, and first deer ever, was a nice 10 point buck with a 45# Ben Pearson recurve back in 1971. No pics from that far back. More luck than skill went into that little adventure.
-------------------- Hunt for you! Dont worry what others will say,if your happy with what you shoot who really cares what anyone else thinks.You will be happier in the long run and hunting will remain the fun way to get meat for your entire life.Enjoy the journey Posts: 225 | From: LI New york | Registered: Nov 2005
| IP: Logged |
posted
This thread inspires me. When I got back into trad last year I bought a 51# Browning Nomad from the classifieds here. A few months later I bought a beater Ben Pearson Stallion 45# for a bowfishing rig. The Ben Pearson has quickly become my favorite. I also refinished the Ben Pearson so it is no longer a "beater"! I just cant get any consistency with the Browning but I am very confident with the Ben Pearson so I will probably use it this fall.
posted
Lots of good points here. Twenty years ago I thought I had to shoot a 60# recurve and I missed a lot of deer. I've had much more success after moving down to a 46# bow. These days I stay somewhere in the 45#-50# range. A 60# bow is tough to draw after you've been sitting still for 2 or 3 hours.
Ross
-------------------- 1969 Bear Super Kodiak 45# 1966 Bear Kodiak 52# 2000 Black Widow MAII 46# at 28" Roy Hall Navajo Stick, 64" Caddo 55#@28" Posts: 277 | From: Arkansas | Registered: Oct 2011
| IP: Logged |
-------------------- “Respect nature and its ways, for it will teach you more than you know.” M.P. Posts: 259 | From: NY | Registered: Jan 2012
| IP: Logged |
-------------------- “Respect nature and its ways, for it will teach you more than you know.” M.P. Posts: 259 | From: NY | Registered: Jan 2012
| IP: Logged |
posted
This is a great topic and I'd still like to see more people chime in. I have heavier poundage bows, but I probably shoot my Hill Country 45# longbow the best.
Right now it will probably be my go to bow for hunting this fall and I'm looking for recommendations on a heavy arrow setup. What's everyone else using in your 40-45# bows?
Posts: 138 | From: Upstate NY | Registered: Jul 2012
| IP: Logged |
UBBFriend: Email this page to someone!
Printer-friendly view of this topic
![[campfire]](graemlins/campfire.gif)
![[thumbsup]](graemlins/thumbsup.gif)
