hunting with a kids bow

[jkcerda]

Is 27# good enough to hunt with?
If SO, WHAT can be taken with it?
 Thinking of taking the daughter hunting Tree rats. , maybe even a song dog, not sure if she can with the bow at her poundage

[ti-guy]

I would do some test on targets that imitate a squirrel and check how well it penetrates...Good luck  

[Bud B.]

I hit a squirrel two days ago that was about 12 yards away with a plain old blunt flu flu from a 33# recurve and it fell to the ground and scurried right back up the tree. I think it was a rib shot, best I cold tell.

Use something that penetrates and shocks.

The squirrel was back the next day. They're tough.

[jkcerda]

Using BHs only

[Mike Vines]

My oldest (7at the time) used his 25# longbow with 1/4 in ramin wood arrows tipped with a target point to kill not 1 but 2 chipmunks in one day.  His younger brother (5 at the time) was using a 16# longbow with the same arrow set up shot the tail off of one.

You need to match the tool to the job.  Ask yourself this question...would you use a tack hammer to frame a house?

[JamesKerr]

27# will kill a squirrel dead as a doorknob if you use broadheads. IMO I don't use plain blunts for squirrels period, the last one I hit with a plain blunt was out of my 60# longbow and it nearly knocked him out of the tree but he survived.

[jjwaldman]

I hit a rabbit in the shoulder with a blunt out of a 40#ish longbow.  Sat there stunned, then bounded off.  I recommend something that penetrates.

[KOOK68]

may want to check state regs. Not sure if minimum draw weight only applies to deer or not.

[jkcerda]

Ill check state regs, thanks for reminding me, tree rats wont be an issue at all if using BHs I think, I doubt Ill get that close to the yote.

[LBR]

If the law allows, 27# will work for a lot of game.  I know a young lady who has killed a few whitetails pulling around 25# on a recurve.  Excellent arrow flight, very sharp broadhead, precise shot placement.  Not extremely close shots either--one large doe--over 100#--was killed at 26 paces (her dad's paces--basically 26 yds).

I agree with not using plain blunts on anything.  I saw a grouse shot with a 65# longbow square in the chest with a rubber blunt.  The bird fell a couple of feet, righted itself, and flew off.

[Dave Bulla]

It'll do the job on small game with broadheads but my question would be is your daughter old enough or responsible enough to hunt with them?

Having three kids, I've seen the desire to hunt or shoot sometimes override basic safety sense.  With your help and close supervision, I think a kid as young as 8 or 9 could safely use broadhead arrows but I certainly would discourage them walking with a nocked arrow.

[jkcerda]

Originally posted by Dave Bulla:
It'll do the job on small game with broadheads but my question would be is your daughter old enough or responsible enough to hunt with them?

Having three kids, I've seen the desire to hunt or shoot sometimes override basic safety sense.  With your help and close supervision, I think a kid as young as 8 or 9 could safely use broadhead arrows but I certainly would discourage them walking with a nocked arrow.

I would be right next to her all the way