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Pointer
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Re: What pound bow do you hunt with.
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October 15, 2013, 10:21:00 AM »
50 or 56@30"
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wazu02
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October 15, 2013, 10:31:00 AM »
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bowhuntingrn
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Reply #62 on:
October 15, 2013, 10:49:00 AM »
From 43 - 50. Carrying the 50 right now because of increased pig sign in the area I'm hunting, but may drop back off if / when we have any truly cold weather.
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Legolas
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Re: What pound bow do you hunt with.
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October 15, 2013, 10:58:00 AM »
WOW! I was not expecting so many in the 40s. I figured most fellas were 55-65 lbs.
As for myself I shoot at 85 lbs but a 67 feels so good I shoot 57.
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Lethalflight57
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Re: What pound bow do you hunt with.
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Reply #64 on:
October 15, 2013, 11:11:00 AM »
Although I can shoot heavier, all my longbows and recurves are between the range of 49#-54#. These weights permit year-round shooting accuarcy and sufficient performance for all my 3D and hunting pursuits. I am primarily a Whitetail hunter with occassional Elk trips and smaller game animals as the intended species. These weight ranges with sharp broadheads provide the confidence for clean harvests regardless of the effects of the weather (i.e. cold sits on stand for long periods of time).
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Brock
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October 15, 2013, 11:17:00 AM »
50# is lowest I hunt with and weight of my current bow of choice for this season....60# is the heaviest bow I own at my draw length...but now getting bows in the 55-57# range for anything new.
Using 50# now for deer season and also for any pigs that wander by the stand...used a 56# for turkey two years ago...60# the year before. Likely use a 55-57# osage bow this year for turkey or maybe hogs if I do the PBS Member Hunt in Georgia again.
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Re: What pound bow do you hunt with.
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Reply #66 on:
October 15, 2013, 11:21:00 AM »
I shot around 60# for awhile and have been around 55# in recent years. Plenty for elk as well as deer.
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J. Holden
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Reply #67 on:
October 15, 2013, 11:23:00 AM »
53# @ 28", I draw to 28".
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Kelly
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Re: What pound bow do you hunt with.
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October 15, 2013, 11:25:00 AM »
41-43#
Started out with 41# over 50 years ago, highest poundage was 84, used 65-70 for over 30 years, now can't handle very much weight but found that 42# worked exceptionally well on my last big Iowa buck.
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Re: What pound bow do you hunt with.
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Reply #69 on:
October 15, 2013, 03:33:00 PM »
My lightest limbs are 50# and my heaviest ones are 60#, both at 28 inches. I draw about 29 1/2. I find myself shooting 52-55# limbs more and more. I had complete pass throughs last weekend with a 55# longbow and a 52# recurve using VPA Terminators.
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Reply #70 on:
October 15, 2013, 03:40:00 PM »
My ideal is 56#@26" selfbows or sinew backed bows.
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Blackjack
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October 15, 2013, 03:48:00 PM »
46#@27
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TJK68
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Reply #72 on:
October 15, 2013, 03:51:00 PM »
Very good thread, interesting stuff.
Tom
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Re: What pound bow do you hunt with.
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October 15, 2013, 04:37:00 PM »
Man, you all shoot some heavy bows! I think my heaviest is 3# or so... With a quiver full of arrows on board!
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Suty
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Re: What pound bow do you hunt with.
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Reply #74 on:
October 15, 2013, 04:40:00 PM »
53# @28..... Dryad Orion w/ ACS Limbs
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LongbowArchitect
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Re: What pound bow do you hunt with.
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Reply #75 on:
October 15, 2013, 06:17:00 PM »
55# @ 28". I draw 29".
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October 15, 2013, 08:06:00 PM »
My go to bow right now is 47# @ my draw of 26".
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Reply #77 on:
October 15, 2013, 08:25:00 PM »
My favorite is 55@30"
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Re: What pound bow do you hunt with.
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Reply #78 on:
October 15, 2013, 08:29:00 PM »
Everything I do is at 53.5 lbs at 29.0" draw (my draw length). I can handle more weight but haven't found a bow that shoots as perfectly smooth as the one I have and being a one-bow guy the lower weight helps when spending a whole day roving or a few hours at the range. It's plenty fast enough for me.
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Re: What pound bow do you hunt with.
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October 15, 2013, 09:33:00 PM »
60#
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