Elk with Recurve

[sagebrush]

I guess I don't get it. Why would you purposely hunt elk with a #45 bow unless you had a bad shoulder or some other limiting factor keeping you from shooting a heavier bow? I think we owe it to the elk to do everything we can to kill it quickly or leave it alone. Why try to find the minimum it can be done with? Why not get a heavier bow and exercise a little and get so you can handle it? Gary

[TDHunter]

I'm with the crowd on this on. I killed a white-tail, mulie, and a mt. goat with a 49lb recurve, but I'd never hunt elk or moose with it. Not saying it's not possible, but it greatly increases your chances of wounding an animal. Work up to mid 50's is great advice, I've worked up to 60 my next elk trip. Shoot lots and you can built up pretty fast.