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Author Topic: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?  (Read 809 times)

Offline Night Wing

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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #20 on: September 02, 2010, 02:51:00 PM »
I'm 5'9" with a draw length of 30" since I have long arms. My favorite recurve length is 66". I basically hunt from the ground.
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Blacktail TD Recurve: 66", 37# @ 30". Arrow: 32", 2212. PW: 75 Grains. AW: 421 Grains. GPP: 11.37

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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #21 on: September 02, 2010, 03:25:00 PM »
My favorite is a 58". My draw length is 25.5".

Offline MikeM

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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #22 on: September 02, 2010, 04:16:00 PM »
I am 6'4" draw 30" and prefer my 64" recurves and when I use a longbow it is a 70" Howard Hill

Offline harvestmoon

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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #23 on: September 02, 2010, 04:39:00 PM »
I am 5'10" with a 27" draw.  My go to ground bow is 46" RW Stalker recurve.  Great for getting through the tough...you just need to limit your distance..15-18 yds.

Offline Shawn Leonard

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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #24 on: September 02, 2010, 07:20:00 PM »
Whatever one I shoot the best, I am 5'11"s and unless the bow is over 64"s I have no problem with any of them. That said I do all my hunting with a 54" RER Arroyo, great bow! Shawn
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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #25 on: September 02, 2010, 09:00:00 PM »
60 through 64 is a pretty big spread.
I like a 64 but don't think a 60 would be for me.

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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #26 on: September 02, 2010, 09:11:00 PM »
I'm 5'11" and I Draw 28.5" and I like 62" and under for Hunting on the Ground,

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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #27 on: September 02, 2010, 09:18:00 PM »
60" length, its all I use.

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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #28 on: September 02, 2010, 09:21:00 PM »
I am 6' 28" draw, and I shoot a 60" bow.
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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #29 on: September 02, 2010, 09:26:00 PM »
5'9" 28" draw   love 58" rc and 64"LB... looking @ getting LB limbs for the Morrison...

Good luck to you
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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #30 on: September 02, 2010, 10:21:00 PM »
5'8" with a 27" draw.
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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #31 on: September 02, 2010, 10:55:00 PM »
I am 67" tall and shoot a 60" recurve.  I've never even drawn it in a treestand (ie all spot and stalk).

Also I draw somewhere at about 28".

From my knees I'd have to cant any bow longer than 40".  Anything longer doesn't really make a difference, though I bet it limits opportunities in a pop up ground blind...
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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #32 on: September 02, 2010, 11:07:00 PM »
I am 6'3" and shoot mostly 64" bows, have a few 62"
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Offline KEG

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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #33 on: September 02, 2010, 11:18:00 PM »
I'm 5'7" with a 26.5" draw. I like a 60" recurve. I've not tried many bows shorter than that.

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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #34 on: September 02, 2010, 11:19:00 PM »
I'm 6'2" and prefer 62" recurve...I just received a 60" Shawnee that Bob built for me and I have to say she sure shoots good. I will be elk hunting with it in 10 days.
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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #35 on: September 03, 2010, 03:42:00 AM »
I'm 5'9" draw 27 1/2 inches I prfer 62-64 inch longbows and 60-62 inch recurves.
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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #36 on: September 03, 2010, 04:49:00 AM »
The idea of hunting from the ground seems quite novel to my American friends, whereas it is what us Aussies specialise in - all we know, really - for the most part with 60" to 62" recurves, with no troubles. Now, hunting from a tree is a novel idea to me, and plain freaks me out!
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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #37 on: September 03, 2010, 05:41:00 AM »
I'm 6'1" draw 29"  I hunt with a 60" bow.

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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #38 on: September 03, 2010, 10:31:00 AM »
remember the ...KIKO bows ..38 If I remember...?
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Re: What is your favorite length recurve for hunting on the ground?
« Reply #39 on: September 03, 2010, 10:52:00 AM »
I'm a little under 5'9", getting closer to the earth, used to be a little over that. Draw is 28". Bow length - wish I knew!
I have a 60" recurve and a 66" LB coming in the mail...soon. Near as I can tell from posts here, it's about liking what you shoot and then making it work in the woods. We're talking 48"-70" bows (mostly), any one of which will probably be shot this season.
I think 2" either way won't be too noticeable.
Unless, the place you hunt with all that big sign around needs something specific....
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