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Author Topic: Whitetail-setup?  (Read 708 times)

Offline 3Feathers

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Whitetail-setup?
« on: July 28, 2011, 07:07:00 PM »
What is your whitetail setup for this fall?Bow and arrow weight?What BH?What is your ideal shot-yardage?...........Mine will be a 62in Mahaska flatbow 52lb at 26in. draw.A 680grn. ash arrow with 5 1/2in. rw shield-cut turkey feathers.A 4bld zwickey delta or a mag-1.Ground hunting yardage under 20yrds.Treestand 15 max.Hope to take one on the ground though...........Aimsmall Shootstraight gangers........
HH Cheetah 66in. 48lb at 25in.
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HH Wesley Special  56lb. at 26in..
HH Big 5          64lb. at 28in.
HH Wesley Special 55lb. at 28in.
HH Redman         60lb. at 28in.
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Offline Jake Diebolt

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2011, 07:34:00 PM »
Bow: Martin Hunter, 50# @ 28 inches
Arrow: xx75 gamegetter, total of 555 grains with 125 grain woodsman broadhead. 5 inch feathers.

Ideal range for me is 15 - 20 yards out of a treestand.

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2011, 07:38:00 PM »
Tradtech titan 55# @ 28"
Easton 2016s with bear razorheads

I'm pretty deadly out to 20 yards. Chris

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2011, 07:44:00 PM »
My bows below my name is what I will be using ,and a CX 350 tipped with a 190 grizzly ElGrande. Arrow weight 750 gr.
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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2011, 09:18:00 PM »
Currently as listed below. Once I get my Maddog Midsized, we will see.

Bear Montana 50# @ 28

27.5" draw
29" POC 55-60
5 1/2" lw feathers
135 gr magnus 1


Wing Slimline Pro 45# @28
27.5" Draw
29" Poc 45-50
4" rw
135 gr magnus 1
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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2011, 09:24:00 PM »
Cari-Bow Slynx 49@28 tapered POC 5 1/2 real barred feathers shield and goose feathers on rainy days with 160 grain Woodsman Elites
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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2011, 09:55:00 PM »
68 inch Deathwish 54 pounds, 590 grain wood arrow total weight, ace (125) or stos (145) head

64 inch long walker 53 pounds ( almost a pure D bow ) same arrow as above.

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66"  Osage Royale    57lbs@29
68"  Shrew Hill      49lbs@29
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68"  Misty Dawn      55lbs@29

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2011, 09:59:00 PM »
Bow: Thunderhorn Coup Stick 56# @ 28"

Arrow: Gold Tip Traditional cut to 29" w/ 4 inch right helical feathers.

Point: 170 gr. Zwickey Delta 2 Blade backed up with a 100 gr. brass insert.

Total Weight: 557 Gr.

My ideal shot range is 15 yards, and I am not 100% comfortable taking a shot at a deer past that. I would probably take a 20 yard shot if I was on the ground. Will NOT take a shot farther than that.
62" Craig Warren Black Timber 3PC T/D Recurve: 48lb @ 28".

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2011, 10:08:00 PM »
Elburg Jaguar Special [email protected], GT 5575 full length with 50 grain insert and 145 grain Bear Razorheads

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2011, 10:14:00 PM »
Working on my shoulder...the goal is a 1962 45# Bear Grizzly with snake skins, wood arrows and a Bear Greenie up front at about 550gr all totaled out.

I have a few back up plans at 40-43#.  With those I would likely settle on GT 3555's with what ever weight works best with that particular bow.  Either a Bear Greenie or a Simmons Land Shark.
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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2011, 10:15:00 PM »
Haven't figured it out totally, but it looks something like this;

-Chapperal Kaibab longbow. 62 pound draw weight.
-Hickory and Laminated Birch arrow shafts. Fletched with 4, 5-inch shield feathers. Don't know the total weight as I haven't gotten the shafts yet, but history says they shouldn't be less than 800-grains. Hoping for 850+.
-160-grain Snuffers and Woodsman Elites.
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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2011, 10:21:00 PM »
60" Quinn recurve drawing 58@31.
XX78 2117 with a Zwickey Delta 170gr, total 620gr.
15 yards is ideal range for me, 20 feels like a good max.

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2011, 10:31:00 PM »
Think I've decided on the set-up below, & if the shot feels good I'll take it.

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2011, 10:39:00 PM »
#1:  Bear Kodiak Hunter, 45# @ 28" with 31" Hunter Gold Tip Traditionals with 5" of weight tube in the front and Bear Razorheads totaling 500 grains.  Under 25 yards from a stand or under 20 yards from the ground (for some reason, I shoot better from the stand than from the ground.  Unsure why, although I do practice up there a lot).

#2:  Owl sinew backed white oak hunting bow, 52# @ 28" with 28" Sitka Spruce shafts and 200 grain Ace broadheads totaling...oh, I dunno...enough.  Ideal range under 15 yards stand or 10 yards on the ground.  Neither range is a problem here.  Often can't see further than that anyway.  

#s 3, 4, and 5...Assorted selfbows and backed bows of dubious to neferous quality.  Ideal range, undetermined.  Check back again closer to the season.    :rolleyes:    :D
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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2011, 10:44:00 PM »
A 56" Bighorn, 48#s slinging a 556 grain CE Heritage with greenie Razorheads with 100 grain steel inserts.  I'm good to 30 yards or so, depending on how comfortable my stance is.  I like them about 18yards with me 18' up in the tree
62" Super D, 47#s @ 25-1/2"
58" TS Mag, 53#s @ 26"
56" Bighorn, 46#s @ 26.5"

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2011, 10:48:00 PM »
66" Horne's combo hunter long bow 51# @28" drawn to 29", GT 35/55 traditional full length 100gr. brass insert 145 gr Zwickey head 3-5 feathers 530gr total
20yds or less.

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2011, 10:52:00 PM »
You can see most of what I'll be using in my signature. As for the rest:

A 1" wide, 3 blade Muzzy 75 grain broadhead. The fletching consists of 3, 5" right wing Gateway parabolic feathers with eleven degrees of right helical twist.

I'll be looking for a 12-15 yard broadside lung shot shooting from a ground blind.
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

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #17 on: July 28, 2011, 11:03:00 PM »
This year, it is a 45# Martin Saber
500 (2016) 30" Gamegetters = total 483 gr.
(with head)   29" draw
125 snuffer - screw in
or 125 Ace with glue in alum. adaptor
20 yards and under
Did harvest a nice buck many years ago, standing in the field at a little over 30 yards, walked (wobbled) about 10 feet and dropped dead.

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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #18 on: July 28, 2011, 11:30:00 PM »
As of now it will be as follows:
   Green Mountain Longbow #53 @26.5
   CE Predator II 45-60 full length with 200gr Tusker Aztecs
   3 5" feathers
   15-20 yards max
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Re: Whitetail-setup?
« Reply #19 on: July 28, 2011, 11:43:00 PM »
60" Bruin Woodsmaster 45# @ 28" that I draw to 32". 33" Carbon Express Maxima 250's with 125 gr. Woodsman originals mounted on 125 gr. steel broadhead adapters. Makes for a silent bow and arrows that slide right through whitetails.

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