I know this has been done before, But I don't remember seeing it.
I hunt mainly in New Jersey and the only game to hunt with a bow is Deer, Turkey, and small game. I have 2 different set-ups for hunting.
The Bow) Shrew 54" Long Bow 51#@26"(My Draw)
Arrows) Easton XX75 2016 @ 27" with 4 5"white feathers
Big Game)125gr BroadHead (Magnus Snuffer's, NugentBlade/Magnus stinger II, Bear RazorHead's)
SmallGame)125gr BluntHead
*Big game = Deer, Turkey, Groundhog, ect,
*Small game = Tree Rats
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My main bow is a ChekMate Kings Pawn recurve, 64", 52# @ 32" (my draw). Easton Gamegetter II's, 2315. Magnus II 2-blade heads on adaptors for @ 160 grains total, red cock feather w/orange hens. I use either Judo's or Bludgeons for small game.
My longbow is a homemade reflex/deflex, 50# @ 31". 2216's with the same broadheads as above or 60-65 spine woodies with Magnus II's.
And I've made several selfbows that shoot those same woodies.
When I just want to play on the target range, I've got an old Wing Presentation II, 32# @ 28" that draws around 40 pounds at my draw length. It shoots 2018's w/125 gn field points. If I ever take it out hunting, small game, I'll use 125 gn Bear Razorheads.
My main bow is an OL Adcock 56# at 31". I shoot regular gamegetter 2018's and will probably go with a four blade 145 grain muzzy this year. I'm going to take a look at the 150 grain four blade Stinger, but if it anything as noisy as the Phantom, I probably won't use it.
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66", 66@30.5 Chek-Mate Crusader longbow, 14-15 strand Dynaflight '97 string, POC arrows , various 2 blade and some 3 blade broadheads--generally Ribtek, Magnus, or WW, three 5" sheild cut feathers. I use this for everything except bowfishing--I have used the Ace Hex Head Blunt and really like it, but as often as not I use broadheads for small game.
Chad
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Black Widow PLV 62" 61#@27 (my draw) POC Cedar shafts - Mostly White Hens and a barred Cock feather (White or Red) - (Playing with some Easton XX78 2314's) Welsel Woodsman - Magnus 2 blade
125 grn blunt
My main 2 shooters are: a 64" OL Adcock ACS CX 2 pc longbow (54# @ 30") shooting RRA Tapered cedars and a 62" Black Widow PMAX bocote recurve (52# @ 30" & 63# @ 30" limbs) shooting weighted Beman ICS Hunter 400 carbons.
I use 5.5" feather fletching on the cedar & 4" on the carbons, .080" weedeater line to weight the carbons, & like WW's, Zwickey Eskimos, & Magnus II (all 125 gr) on both rigs but go to a lighter (100gr Magnus) head for the heavier recurve limbs. Both set-ups have proven more than adequate for deer & I hope to test em both on big 400# mature caribou bulls come this Sept!
What is your set-up
