RE: 60# or 70# for deer
 

What ever you do....Don' t over bow yourself....;)...Just because everyone around you is drawing 70 plus...Doesnt mean it' s the " right way" .....Whatever you can draw comfortablly is what you needto do....:D

RE: 60# or 70# for deer
 

Why shoot 300 fps when a 250 fps arrow will make it to the target too? Why shoot a 29" axle to axle bow when a 46" bow will do the job too? Why shoot a release when your fingers can do the same job? When will you learn that all bowhunters can rationalize every single aspect of their gear? Even as dumb as some of their choices are, they can come up with an excuse for it.;)

I' ve regularly shot bows drawing FAR in excess of 70 pounds, even in competition, just because I could. Of course, now I' m older and smarter and wouldn' t shoot any more than 60 pounds for any game in North America... even if my cratered, worn out shoulders would let me shoot more. But 70 would be even better.

I darn sure wouldn' t recommend anyone that expects to make archery a lifelong hobby to shoot over 70 pounds. Especially with the idiotically hard pulling, letoff slamming, creep jerking cams they' ve been sticking on bows the past 5 years. Anyone besides me noticed how many threads there are on shoulder injuries and surgeries over the past few years?

RE: 60# or 70# for deer
 

My bow is set at 63. I have an older bow and the let off is a lot higher than most of the new bows on the market. I' ve found that I can hold it much longer and steadier around the 60 lb mark.

If your bow is set up for 70 lbs and you can hold it then by all means shoot it. If not don' t worry about it, as stated above anything over 50 will do the trick.

RE: 60# or 70# for deer
 

I shoot a 50# self bow and I can take down any elk you or deer withit all it takes is one well placed arrow. and I have been doing this now for 30 years. I have hunted Elk, Mule Deer, Moose, Whitetail Deer and have brought home the meatwith it. it is all how you want to hunt if you want to take 100 yard shots go with 70# compound bow or go with the challenge and get up close and personal 10 to 15 yards with a 50# self bow or recurve enjoy the sport.

RE: 60# or 70# for deer
 

Shot my deer at 15 yards last fall with a 71lb compound, does that count for skill and getting close? Have never shot at an animal at over 35 yards with my 71 lb compound, every animal I have taken with it I would have taken the shot with my 65 lb recurve. Careful who you try to lump into the 100 yard club.

RE: 60# or 70# for deer
 

I think we all have to bear in mind that...placement, not poundage...is what ultimately kills our prey.
Certainly, hunting Rhino' s with a youth bow and fiberglass arrows is not a good idea...even if you hit " dead-nut" ... but other than that...get what you are comfortable with, set it up properly and go shooting!

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RE: 60# or 70# for deer
 

Thats why I am thinking of going to an 80 lber, I would like to stretch my effective range out to 130 - 140 yds. I have a hard time getting close to my game so I figure since I don' t really enjoy it, might as well pop where they are;)

RE: 60# or 70# for deer
 

Again - RA - I' m with you...

My coach (wife) has me on a strict diet (beer) and I' ve been working out heavily (12-18 6oz curls daily) in order to build enough muscle (bs) to draw and hold a
BowTech Samson at 100#. [:o]

Here' s the way I see it... 4" groups at 50 yards translates to .08" per yard - so - from that we can deduce a 150 yard shot will yield no more than a 12" group - so most of the shots should be in the vitals![:-]

My cloests kill ever was this past season - with my fastest bow ever - at ~4 yards the arrow never even checked up:D

speed kills - shoot {anything but BowTech} and live forever

RE: 60# or 70# for deer
 

thats the way to be what you want to dont let anyone influance you at all, this is why it is so much fun.