That is the only reason to shoot an 80# bow when hunting deer, more range.
If you shoot the same grains per pound, you won't get any more range from an 80# bow than a 35# bow. He blamed his lack of success on his wood arrows. Wood arrows aren't normally light. IMO there is no reason to use an 80# bow on whitetails, unless you just want to and can.
His arrows may be under spined for the weight of the bow.
Could have been. That relates to tuning. Causes bad arrow flight.
The quickest way to slow down an arrow in a deer is to hit solid meat.
Hmmm...I thought it was to hit solid bone. I normally get pass-throughs.
I have been hunting with a bow for over 40 years, and it is obvious that you are a target shooter and not a hunter when it comes to recurves and longbows.
It's obvious you don't know anything about me, and didn't make a good guess.
There is a big difference.
Really? What would that be? The reason I ask is because the best "target shooters" I know of (a couple of World Champions and a local guy that was really good) are also some of the most sucessful hunters I know. Maybe nobody told them about the big difference in shooting animals and targets?
Chad