RE: What Bow Weight Do You Use?
 

I shoot 40 pounds and I killed 2 deer this year. Both were complete passthroughs/double lung shots, and one went 25 yards the other went 10 yards.

RE: What Bow Weight Do You Use?
 

You should shoot what you are comfortable with. Sit on the floor with your legs flat and draw. Is it easy? Personally I have my FeatherMax set at 70lbs.

RE: What Bow Weight Do You Use?
 

Some states have a min. on draw weight.You don't want to overbow yourself though because you will develop bad habits and do more harm then good.I shoot 75 now and when I was your age I shot between 90-120Lbs.,but these days you don't need it.

RE: What Bow Weight Do You Use?
 

i shoot 75 lbs....you need to start w/a weight that you feel comfortable with. when i say "comfortable" i don't mean what you can draw when its 70 degrees outside and you're wearing a tee-shirt. im talking about what you can draw after sitting in a treestand in 30 degree weather for 2 hrs w/3 layers of clothes on. i've seen far too often guys make the mistake of overbowing themselves for field conditions just because they can shoot 30 shots in a 3d tourney. also huntinfool14 said he killed deer w/40 lbs. that may be however check your states hunting laws because some states have minimum draw weights for hunting. here in Ohio you can't deerhunt w/a bow less than 45 lbs.
good luck.

RE: What Bow Weight Do You Use?
 

For years I shot my PSE set at 76 pounds. I was flinging 525 grain aluminum poles at 252 feet per second. 2 years ago I bought a Darton, dropped it to 67 pounds and now I fling 425 grain carbons at 265 fps. I'll never go back. I figure I can still knock down a big V8 Dodge Ram Truck with one shot.

RE: What Bow Weight Do You Use?
 

53# recurve. Overkill for deer.

JRW

RE: What Bow Weight Do You Use?
 

Between 65-70 normally. I usually hear "40 lbs" as the minimum that most places have set for draw weight in terms of hunting deer.

RE: What Bow Weight Do You Use?
 

45# Recurve
60 Pound Longbow
70 Pound compound

RE: What Bow Weight Do You Use?
 

I would start with 55lbs, and shoot it 3 times a week. Then go up by 3-5lbs, and repeat until you're shooting your hunting draw weight. You don't want to start off with a rotator cuff injury. I started with 70lbs and shot three times a week because I could pull it back easily with my right arm. What I ended up with was a sore left shoulder that still hasn't completely gotten back to normal, two years later. I shoot 60lbs for hunting whitetail now.

RE: What Bow Weight Do You Use?
 

I use 71#, i could pull more comfortably but this is more than enough