Hunting bow draw weight

[TexHunter]

I personally hunt with 53-54#. Never had a problem with pass throughs.

[ron gann]

on my hoyt ultramag i pull 70#

[TXD]

with the limbs locked down on both, my legacy is reading 68lbs. and my Q2XL is dead nuts on 70.

[trkyhntr]

I personally hunt with 53-54#.* Never had a problem with pass throughs.*



same here..have some muscle disease,so about 52# or so is about all I can handle anymore..but the deer and the turkeys don't notice the difference :D,

[Bowhunter]

I shoot between 65 and 70 on both my LX and my Conquest 3 i find that the bows shoot a bit better with the limbs locked down tight at least it works best for me

[Panzer]

My Pro 38 pulls 61, which is plenty for any animal I will ever hunt.

[ALL12S]

I get to use 58lbs on the hunting bow, never had a problem on wild boar, deer, or turkey :D :D :D

[Tejas Raz]

The new Elite is set on 64#, but I might drop that down a touch just for that smoother draw feel.

[TexHunter]

I pulled my '03 Hoyt Havoctec out of the case yesterday and started shooting it. It is the shortest bow I own at 31" atoa but the most accurate. It is also the only 70# bow I own but is an easy draw at 64#. I thought about selling it earlier in the year but this one will be with me for a long time.

[toxo]

MR James, EX Edior of BOWHUNTING MAGAZINE stated recently that for years he wrot that any bow from 40-50 lbs would kill nay deer sized animal. Also he stated that any 50-60 lb bow will kill any animal from bear to elk to moose to any other large game. Look at what Fred bear did with a 65 lb recurve!!!!!!!!! Fred Bears father shot a deer at 25 yards way with a 30 lb recurve. Why blow up your shoulder or shake waiting for the animal to come out when less lbs will do.....now that is not smart!!!!!

[TexHunter]

I agree toxo, well placed shot means everything. :D

[Cornfed]

Depending on what make and model of bow I'm hunting with on any given season, I generally prefer 65# to 67#

[newhunter1]

My bowtech sampson VFT is 70-80 and maxes out at 85#'s. I can pull it back quite easily at any of the weights even after sitting for several hours in freezing cold weather.

For hunting I have it set at 75#'s :D

[hvymetalcowboy]

I hunt with my Hoyt pro-tec set 10 lbs. lighter than what I practice at. Over the years I,ve found that works best for me.

[archer55]

I hunt with my Hoyt pro-tec set 10 lbs. lighter than what I practice at. Over the years I,ve found that works best for me.


I do pretty much the same with my Hoyt Razortec; drop 4 or 5 pounds off the draw the week before hunting season.

[Africanbowhunter]

Shooting 65# now days if I go for Grizzly or African sstuff, I will revert to 70 & 80#

[Jim]

I shoot 63 to 64 lbs. With a 60 - 70 lb bow I feel I am ready for anything in North America. By setting it at 64 I can pull it back in any weather conditions without excess movement.

[Panzer]

Tink,

Do African countries have minimum legal draw weights? Although 60#-70# would work fine for deer sized game, I'd think you'd need a little more for the really big stuff. I could just imagine some guy showing up with a 45# bow expecting to take a cape buffalo.

[Africanbowhunter]

Panzer-

They enacted KE Levels and minm arrow weight* Starts at 25# KE & 400 grains for blesbuck and Impala
then 55#* KE* 65# KE 80# KE for Buffalo and* upwards like 105# KE for elephant and 875 grain arrows

This pretty much cuts out the* Traditional aspects* plus the guy has to show up at the* Wildlife Dept and be able to shoot well ie Proficiency Tests

Sorry dont have them at my Finger tips* *They are on Neil Summers Web site

Happyu Trails


TINK

[DthbyHoyt]

64 lbs and not a ounce over :D

[BigDaddy]

Tink, wow I guess I can't go elephant hunting anytime soon. I would hate to see what poundage you would have to pull to get that kink of KE with that heavy of an arrow. I pull 84lbs and doing the math mine only comes to 52# of KE.

[VFT]

I shoot during the summer around 55, max it out for hunting season at 63.

[Africanbowhunter]

Theres speed KE VS Momentum long story Momentum gives a better indicator of future penetration over KE However Sir KE is a guide

[Preacher]

Tink, wow I guess I can't go elephant hunting anytime soon.* I would hate to see what poundage you would have to pull to get that kink of KE with that heavy of an arrow.* I pull 84lbs and doing the math mine only comes to 52# of KE.


Pulling 84 lb and only getting 52 ft lb of K.E. doesn't sound right. I'm only shooting 61 lb with a 350 gr arrow at 275 FPS. That figures right at 63 ft lb of K.E. What weight arrow and how fast are you shooting ?

[Oldaro]

Oh, well, I guess I can do without an elephant for awhile. When you consider the added costs of E-sized coolbox...

:D

[ram968pt]

70# with 80% letoff. Next bow will be 60#ax I thiink. Getting older you know

[Big Country]

Tink, wow I guess I can't go elephant hunting anytime soon.* I would hate to see what poundage you would have to pull to get that kink of KE with that heavy of an arrow.* I pull 84lbs and doing the math mine only comes to 52# of KE.


BigDaddy, I think you have used the wrong formula for determining KE. Unless your drawlength is in the neighborhood of 15", you GOTTA be making way more KE than you stated. :D

The formula is.....velocity X velocity X arrow weight in grains divided by 450,240.

For example.....my last years hunting arrow weighed 413 grains, and at 67 pound draw weight it cronographed at 282fps.

282 X 282 X 413 = 32,843,412 divided by 450,240 = 72.946 ft. lbs. of KE

Hope this helps! :)


BTW, just to keep on topic :D......if I use my 2005 ProTec for hunting this season, I will shoot it at 70 lbs.

If I like my new TurboTec well enough to hunt with it instead, I will probably shoot it at around 64 lbs.

[Harley Rider]

50 to 55lbs for the last 25yrs using the same H250 Oneida. Over 3 dozen deer all taken at less than 20yds and every one a pass through. This year I’m taking my new BE ESC into the woods set at 65lbs. 2413’s with a .125gr BH.


Jay

[hansel]

My bow range's are 60-70lbs., but I've got them set around 61-62lbs. my shoulder cann't take that kind of wght. anymore.

[TexHunter]

Impressive line up you've got there hansel. :D