Author Topic: Lowest Poundage ??? (Read 870 times)

Coachy · « **on:** April 19, 2007, 09:29:00 PM »

What is the lowest poundage that you fellas use on your Deer species over there ?

Mike Burch · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2007, 09:31:00 PM »

The law in Texas is 40# and over.

3wolvesrunning · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2007, 10:20:00 PM »

In Washington State, it is 40# at your draw length.

Woodduck · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2007, 11:07:00 PM »

North Carolina law specifies 40# for compounds and 45# for trad. bows.

Molson · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2007, 11:40:00 PM »

40# is the minimum for deer in Ohio.

Jerry Jeffer · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2007, 12:27:00 AM »

New Jersey is 35#

vermonster13 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2007, 12:31:00 AM »

No weight limit in Vermont.

Jerry Jeffer · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2007, 01:20:00 AM »

Wow Vermonster, so you could just go out and throw some sticks at a deer and hope for the best? lol. I find that interesting that there is no regulation. Learn some thing new every day.

Coachy · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2007, 02:43:00 AM »

Thanx ,, what about the Larger species such as Elk , Moose etc ?

nailbender · « **Reply #9 on:** April 21, 2007, 02:07:00 AM »

40# here in Minnesota, but there is a bill in in the works to lower it to 30#.

Coachy · « **Reply #10 on:** April 21, 2007, 05:07:00 AM »

Geez , wouldn't 30# be a bit too light ?

Stone Knife · « **Reply #11 on:** April 21, 2007, 05:08:00 AM »

35# here in NYS

Tree man · « **Reply #12 on:** April 21, 2007, 10:22:00 AM »

35lbs at your drawlength here in Colorado even for Elk and Moose.The Dept of Wildlife actually did the unheard of and lowered the weight requirement...based on evidence of what works. Of course EVERYONE recommends more than 35lb draws for Elk but the rule change acknowledges the effectiveness of even light bows with sharp heads and makes ladies and youth and short armed men technically legal with the same 50lb @28" bows that they were shooting previously but only drawing to 24 inches.

SlowBowinMO · « **Reply #13 on:** April 21, 2007, 02:20:00 PM »

No limit in MO, you just have to use your good sense. For deer surprisingly little can be very effective. My son this last season shot a whitetail easily double his own weight, a big bodied deer. He got a measured 16 inches of penetration and nearly a pass through, with a 38# at 24 inch draw bow. That is as much as he can handle at his age and it has proved adequate, more would certainly be preferable IMO.

bayoulongbowman · « **Reply #14 on:** April 21, 2007, 02:23:00 PM »

Texas deer are small 35# should do it..

John/Alaska · « **Reply #15 on:** April 21, 2007, 02:32:00 PM »

In Alaska two different set of rules apply: For state hunts its 40# for black tails, wolf, wolverine, black bear, Dall sheep and caribou

50# for moose,mountain goat, elk brown/grizzily bear, muskox and bison

Under Federal law for Federal hunts on Fed lands for ungulates, bear, wolf or wolverine its defined by "cast". You must be able to "cast" a 7/8 inch broadhead at least 175 yards horizonally with an arrow weighing atleast 437.5 grains

Frenchymanny · « **Reply #16 on:** April 21, 2007, 02:52:00 PM »

40# @28 in Quebec

One eye · « **Reply #17 on:** April 21, 2007, 05:33:00 PM »

No weight minimum here in Michigan.

Dan

Van/TX · « **Reply #18 on:** April 21, 2007, 08:11:00 PM »

I think the states that have no bow draw weight limits realize that bowhunters are not idiots and it's impossible to enforce draw weights anyway. Not so with other states. What happens if you short draw? Are you breaking the law?

...Van

hawgslayer · « **Reply #19 on:** April 22, 2007, 01:54:00 AM »


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