Is 40# enough for whitetails?

[Shakes.602]

With a  SHARP  Broadhead, and a Well Placed Shot, You bet 40# will take a Deer Down! The  Closer  You are to the Deer, the Better though!! Long Distance, even out of a Treestand I would be leery of, but if you are a Ground Hunter    , You will have Venison on the Table My Friend!!  

[pdk25]

No worries on my end, Traxx.  My wife used to be a horse trainer and worked on reining and cutting horse ranches.  One of the cutting horse ranches had bison, and I got to work the bison with cutting horses occasionally.  I know what a horse can do with a bison.  Also know what a bison can do to a horse.  Debate is good, and no disrespect is intended on my end.

[Mojostick]

No, you need 70lbs to kill a deer.    :D

Did you know that the word "forty" is Ojibwe for "overkill"?    

[Traxx]

Yeah,
My uncle raised range Bison..He got to where he hated em.Said they turned him from being a Buckaroo,into a professional fence fixer.LOL
He said he didnt have a horse that could keep up with em for much over 100 yrds.In fact it was this statement,about 40 yrs ago,that piqued my interest and curiosity of how it was done,in the old days and started me on my research of it.

[Traxx]

Yeah,
My uncle raised range Bison..He got to where he hated em.Said they turned him from being a Buckaroo,into a professional fence fixer.LOL
He said he didnt have a horse that could keep up with em for much over 100 yrds.In fact it was this statement,about 40 yrs ago,that piqued my interest and curiosity of how it was done,in the old days and started me on my research of it.

[Bldtrailer]

I'd rather be missed      by an arrow from a 50+ pound bow, then hit      by an arrow from a 40 pounder!  It all comes down to arrow placement     Barn/deer with a 50+. Than the 40 IS the better choice!!! starting to sound like that other board stick something....  

[Traxx]

Sorry for getting off topic and derailing this thread.
Ill contribute a story,that i have shared on many a thread of the same topic....

The man,who was 1 of my main mentors in archery,when i was young,used a 40 lb bow to take more Mulie,Blacktail and Mulie Blacktail crosses,than i could possibly remember.He filled his families freezer as well as those of 2 other families yearly,for many years.The thing is,he only drew it to about 35lbs.I never knew of him ever losing  any in all those years to his bow weight.There is a lot more to successful  huntin,than just droppin the string.

[Traxx]

Sorry for getting off topic and derailing this thread.
Ill contribute a story,that i have shared on many a thread of the same topic....

The man,who was 1 of my main mentors in archery,when i was young,used a 40 lb bow to take more Mulie,Blacktail and Mulie Blacktail crosses,than i could possibly remember.He filled his families freezer as well as those of 2 other families yearly,for many years.The thing is,he only drew it to about 35lbs.I never knew of him ever losing  any in all those years to his bow weight.There is a lot more to successful  huntin,than just droppin the string.

[RecurveRookie]

Yes, but I don't think I'm good enough to pull it off.  I would make sure my arrow was a good weight, and probably a 2 blade broadhead.  There are lots of real experts on this site.....I'm still new.