Heck, I just finished next years hunting bow, it will be pulling 70 lbs at my draw length. The sucker will shoot through my three D. Lol. As for the 35lb draw, I would not use one on an animal. With that said, I have built some, tuned them and they shot well and had great penetration. I just owe it to the animal to use the biggest bow I am proficient shooting. Here in Texas, you cannot hunt with a bow less than 45 lbs for a reason. Not many people take the time to tune a low lb bow to where it will penetrate good enough. Still, I dont know if I would shoot the best tuned 35 lb bow at an animal much larger than a rabbit. Or I would have to be with in 10 yards for something larger.