Guys I’m new here and don’t know if this is a sore subject or maybe there’s a back story that I’m not aware of, anyway I feel obligated to explain what I’m shooting and why.
I have always shot a compound bow and usually have them set between 70-72 lbs. I have a 30” draw.
I’ve killed over 100 whitetails with a compound bow. Sounds like a lot but I killed my first one in 1987, so 100 deer over 34 years isn’t too impressive.
I purchased a 50# or 55# Bear TD recurve around 1989 or 1990. I shot it and hunted with it a couple of times, never really liked it because it stacked really bad.
Have always been interested in traditional archery and finally got to the point in my life where if I’m ever going to do it then I need to do it now. So after lots of research I ordered a 40# Black Hunter longbow from Amazon for like $109.00. I have NEVER really wanted a longbow, always a recurve, but all of my research kept pointing me towards a R/D longbow. This bow is so much more pleasurable to shoot than my old Bear bow AND to my surprise I’m grouping pretty good at 15 yards.
I ordered a 40# bow because everything that I read said that I should start out with a 35# to 40# bow.
I have ALWAYS wanted a pretty custom bow and since the late 1980’s I have always wanted a Black Widow recurve. However, instead of a recurve I’ve ended up with a R/D longbow, so I began to research custom longbows and I finally narrowed my search down to Toelke.
I called Dan Toelke and pretty much told him what I just typed in this post. His recommendation was a 60” Whistler, 45#. He chose the poundage based on what I will be hunting with the bow, whitetails. He said that when he gets the bow built he will call me and tell me the specifics on the arrows/point weights that I will need with the bow.
I’ll be hunting whitetails and I’ll never be shooting past 20 yards. I’ll be shooting a SHAVING SHARP 2 blade broadhead. I have lots of experience with sharpening broadheads as I shot Simmons Landsharks for years, I would drive over to Jerry’s house and buy them from him right there in his basement where he was making them.
So there’s my explanation as to why I’ll be shooting a 45# longbow.
Do I feel underbowed? Not at all, I know my limitations. I may be a little optimistic but I think that I can kill just about any big game animal in North America with a shaving sharp, two-bladed broadhead shot from my 45# longbow from a distance of 15 yards. And there is my limitation, 15 yards and that is why I’ve ordered a new custom bow and plan on archery hunting with nothing but my longbow from here on as long as I’m physically able to.
Lonster
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