MN lowering bow weight for big game

[Tim L]

HF 1116 sec. 23 lines 10.7 and 10.8 Minimum draw weight. A bow used to take big game must have a pull that meets or exceeds 30 pounds at or before full draw.
MN min is 40lbs now.
What do you think of this?

[vermonster13]

Weight is an arbitrary number. Some 30# bows can kill a whitetail some can't. Vermont has no limit and we seem to do real well and don't have the wounding horror stories. Common sense should guide a person in if the bow will do the job for the intended game. Hate to see someone think that 30# is enough for a black bear just because the law book says it's legal.

[Bonebuster]

Draw weight minimums? Are they needed?

Common sense?

Bowhunter education? Now that IS common sense!

Michigan requires only hunter safety education.!?!

Regular archery season opens Oct. 1st here.

Unfortunately, the day before, archery shops sell alot of bows just in time for hunting. These new bows meet draw weight minimums for most states.

Minimum draw weight is the LEAST of our worries.

[ChuckC]

Minimum in WI has been 30 for years.  Like the speed limit on the highway....it is allowed, but nobody actually does that.    Actually, I have gotten pass thru's on bucks ( relatively close range) with light weight bows....it can be done, and effectively.
ChuckC

[nailbender]

Read the post "Dr. Ashby Reports". It is mainly a study on broadhead performance on game animals, but has alot of other useful information. What he came up with is that draw weight and arrow velocity affect penetration much less than does broadhead design, arrow weight, and shot angle. There is quite a bit of technical stuff to get through, but it is very useful reading.