EBB,

You want the honest truth, by cranking the weight up 5# you'll gain about 10 fps. Now how does that relate to your hunting situations? Not a bit. There is no animal on this continent that 60# won't dispatch and do it handily.

You say you can handle 60# easily. That's the way it's supposed to be. You should be able to draw the bow right back, and if necessary, be able to stop anywhere in the draw cycle and hold it there. Archery is not a sport of testosterone and muscles and all that egotistical stuff a lot of guys make it. It's about accuracy.

Some guys might say that the extra kinetic energy will allow the arrow to blast through a shoulder blade or some other bone if you make a bad shot. There is some credence to it, but maybe, just maybe if these guys shot a little less weight that they could handle more accurately then they wouldn't need more energy to make up for their shooting deficiencies.

I'd say, after hunting season ends if you want to crank the bow up then by all means try it. During any practice sessions you should be able to shoot at least 50 arrows and the last one should be as easy as the first, and just as accurately shot. If you can't do this then back the weight off and be satisfied. Leave the testosterone at home.

Be reminded again that you may have to change to a stiffer spined arrow, which usually means heavier. In a lot of these cases you may not gain any speed.

Not knowing your setup in detail I won't go overboard, but I know that I have taken many average hunting setups and changed things to gain 20-30 fps without changing the bow weight. It's not that hard if you learn the details.