Mr. Bronko:
In Oklahoma, the minimum draw weight required for archery deer is 40 pounds. I have heard one must get their anchor point, draw length and release method down pat.
I think with even a barebow, a "sight picture" is still possible. "Instinctive" shooting sounds like trying to hit a target with a blindfold on. Sighting furniture is attached to some trad bows, but the esthetics look tacky. From what I understand in barebow, the human firing eye is the rear sight while the arrow point is the front sight. The string position relative to the target comes into the sight picture too. Consistency in form is king to hitting something desirable. I think ethical range is point-blank range. This is the distance the arrow stays flat or within the kill zone (with deer in mind) without hold-over/under aim adjustments. Maybe 25 yards max for a 40 pound recurve barebow matched to the correct hunting arrow?
Last edited by jonmyrlebailey; 02-01-2022 at 11:10 PM.