Originally Posted by
outdooraddict
Keep your draw weight where it is. You could even back it off 10 pounds if you wanted to. Here in the 'States, minimum recommended draw weight for elk is 40 pounds.
More important than draw weight is that you are using sharp broadheads. I mean SCARY sharp. Do some research and find a good fixed blade broadhead. I'd stay away from mechanicals. But that's a topic for another thread...
Next would be practice. And then more practice. Probably ought to get some more practice while your at it. You can't kill what you can't hit.
Keep in mind that people were killing animals with bows long before arrow speed even approached 200fps. You'll be fine with your current set up.
Good luck and good hunting!!!
Cheers man,
I pull the weight comfortably and its a 60-70lb bow so cant go much lower but that makes me feel a whole lot happier to know that. We have titht restrictions here though, our chital which are just a little bigger than your coues whitetail requires a minimum draw weight of 45lb and red deer is 55lb, thought it was over kill!
I practice as much as I can out to 50 metres but limit shots to around 40m (~45 yards) as thats the distance I know I can comfortably hit something right every shot. I've shot mostly foxes and hares so far only just having got my first fallow buck a couple of weeks back.
Thats what I figured too, I mean I see a lot of deer get slocked with a recurve in the US and they aren't exactly jets!
I have mechanical and fixed blade broadheads, I've found both really great but I know theres a bit of debate between it all.
Cheers for the help mate!
SB