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Author Topic: Enough to be ok to hunt?  (Read 1583 times)

Offline Vabowman

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Enough to be ok to hunt?
« on: September 12, 2019, 01:56:34 PM »
my set up is 47# Great Northern ghost 27" draw with total arrow weight is 470 gr. Is this sufficient for deer?
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2019, 02:09:47 PM »
Yes.
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2019, 02:52:26 PM »
Absolutely.
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2019, 02:55:30 PM »
Ok, good. I just see so many shooting much heavier arrows..550 gr and up..
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2019, 03:20:45 PM »
10 grains per lb. will work just fine.
I'm shooting 49# @ 27" with a 600 grain arrow. IMO heavier is better but that can be taken to extremes.
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2019, 03:41:40 PM »
Yes!!!!

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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2019, 05:42:41 PM »
Yes....Deer are nothing more than a paper bag full of shaving cream, a few tinker toys and a ball joint....just stay away from the ball joint.
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2019, 11:19:19 AM »
Yep, it will getter done.
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2019, 03:01:27 PM »
Don't worry about your set up. It's good to go.
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2019, 03:31:01 PM »
Absolutely--- i shoot much less weight and have no trouble getting two holes.
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2019, 03:44:46 PM »
As long as they are well tuned with the bow and your shooting style yes.

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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2019, 01:31:35 PM »
It will do the job quite well.  Just make sure your broadheads are sharp. Which goes for any setup. As for weight I use light arrows in the 450-550 grains depending on the bow.
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2019, 02:58:12 PM »
i don't know. West of Inwood Ia may be the state record typical.  Pretty sure that I have a bow and arrows that can handle the big boy, not so sure that any one else does.
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2019, 04:59:28 PM »
pavan....take your meds  :biglaugh:
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2019, 08:34:27 PM »
Don't know your full specs, however I would suspect that your setup should be quite lethal.
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Re: Enough to be ok to hunt?
« Reply #15 on: September 15, 2019, 09:43:13 PM »
I already posted on another thread about his 47@27 being more than enough,  but that monster buck has got people going, they will probably drive him off of his current pattern.  It would be a good time to ban cameras and tree stands on Iowa public land and let us ground warmers get the job done.  If i name that buck I will write it on a special arrow, providing there is any place left to park over there come deer season. 
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