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oksrcher2
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Bow weight for Mule deer
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July 24, 2011, 12:27:00 PM »
I am going to Pecos County Tx the first week in october. My delima is what bow to take as all I have ever hunted is whitetail deer, I have a 51# Black Widow and an 45# Bob Lee. I will be hunting Whitetail, Mule deer and Javalina. I shoot both bows Pretty close to the same. Which should I hunt with? I harvested a 130 inch Whitetail last year with the Black Widow.
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Hermon
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Re: Bow weight for Mule deer
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July 24, 2011, 12:29:00 PM »
Both those bows will be capable. Just take the one that you are the most comfortable with. Good luck on your hunt.
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Javi
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Re: Bow weight for Mule deer
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July 24, 2011, 12:31:00 PM »
Either will do the job, shoot the one you're most comfortable with...
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Night Wing
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Re: Bow weight for Mule deer
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July 24, 2011, 01:37:00 PM »
If I go to west Texas for a chance to hunt mule deer, I'd use my 42# bow for the hunt and I wouldn't hesitate for one second if something went terribly wrong with my 42# bow and I had to use my 37# backup bow. A mule deer is a deer. It isn't built like an african rhino.
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Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 42# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 10.02
Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 37# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 11.37
Bernie B.
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Re: Bow weight for Mule deer
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July 24, 2011, 01:47:00 PM »
Same advice...use whichever bow you like and are shooting the best. Either is very capable of doing serious damage to a whitetail, mule deer or javelina.
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
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snakebite
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Re: Bow weight for Mule deer
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July 24, 2011, 08:00:00 PM »
Same as Night Wing. Either bow will do the job. Good luck on your hunt.
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Re: Bow weight for Mule deer
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July 24, 2011, 10:34:00 PM »
The bow of which you have the most faith to consistantly place an arrow on the mark.
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amar911
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Re: Bow weight for Mule deer
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July 25, 2011, 01:48:00 AM »
Since you shoot both bows about the same and have confidence in your ability to take deer with the Widow, I would definely shoot the higher poundage bow. I always like more power if there is no downside to using it.
Allan
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Blackhawk
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Re: Bow weight for Mule deer
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July 25, 2011, 11:35:00 AM »
Another tip...
Use the bow that you are most accurate with at longer distances. I've hunted both here in West and find the mule deer favor more open spaces and depend more on eyesight than smell. Shots at mule deer are generally longer than the typical 17.2 yards on whitetails.
How good are you at 30 yards with each bow?
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Lon Scott
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Re: Bow weight for Mule deer
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July 25, 2011, 11:57:00 AM »
Shoot the one you only shoot between now and then. No reason to give your brain too much to deal with shooting multiple bows. Pick one, and store the other till the season is over.
Drive that bow's shooting characteristics and arrow flight so deep into your brain that you feel it in your toes. Go stump shooting stuff way beyond your comfort range. Those west Texas muleys also live in hard country that doesn't have much cover. Get good at shooting from low positions and from behind brush.
Good luck!
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JamesKerr
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Re: Bow weight for Mule deer
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July 25, 2011, 06:04:00 PM »
Which ever bow you pick will get the job done.
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