Draw weight
 

What is the lowest draw weight you would shoot at a whitetail deer. I'm currently shooting 50 lbs and I'm not sure if that will kill a deer.

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50 lbs is plenty to put a deer down with, I know of several wemon hunters that pull 50lbs and get clean passthru's om deer every year...

your just fine..

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50lbs is enough to kill a whitetail and get pass throughs.Watch your range, I would keep my shots to 30yds and under at 50lbs.

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i shoot 50 andkilled a doe with a passtru

i dont know if ill go higher than 60 something i like and easypull

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Don't worry about it. Fifty pounds will do the job.

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Your good to go. Anything under 35-40 pounds wont do it, correct me if Im wrong.

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50# is plenty to take a deer. Here in PA our laws require a minimum of 35#.

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Same in Jersey 35lb min.

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50 lbs is plenty as said above, however Kinetic energy should be observed as well....

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Just make sure you use a cut-on-contact head, like a Magnus Stinger or Slick Tricks. I shoot 54 pounds at 26 inch draw, Im more than confident out to 25 yards.

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Ok thanks I was going to shoot mechanicals but instead I'll shoot cut on contacts this year.

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Good Choice. Mechs are definite no-no for 50 lbs, IMO.

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35 pounds is the legal minimum weight in PA if that means anything. As the others stated though I would try to utilize a moderate to heavy arrow weight to get your momentum numbers up there. Couple that with a good cut on contact head and you should be fine.

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Shot 50# recurve for several years had pass throughs most of the time and when I did not it was because I hit too many bones. IMO 50# is plenty

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My sister killed her first deer (150# doe) with 37# and 24" draw. There is a woman in our club who shoots about 42# and 23" draw and gets complete passthroughs. The trick is to get the arrow flying as true as possible, use a good sharp broadhea, and limit the length of your shots. With 50# that means pretty much 30 yards max, which is going to end up being 90% of all shots at whitetails anyway.

You can do your homework and find that people still kill deer with 35# recurves which don't generate anything close to a 50# compound for energy. It's all in arrow flight and arrow placement.

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50 pounds is plenty just watch your shot placement and keep it around 25 yrds

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My grandpa can only pull back 37 pounds these days. He has no problems and gets deer every year. Make sure its a good shot though. Your not busting through bone at 35 pounds.