Jeff, You have hunted two years with a bow now and you are going to educate me on what I need for poundage in a bow?? I have shot 70# bows for 20 more years than you have bowhunted and I have bowhunted for 30 years. These forums have taught me about the needed kinetic energy for killing animals and watching myself as a kid and my own kid and wife kill deer and bears withlight poundage setups, leads me tobelieve that I know what I am talking about.While you were at homewatching Vanna on Wheel of Fortune and wanting to buy a vowel, I was out doingit. Remember Jeff, two years as a bowhunter doesn't make you the guru on what poundage I need.