Hunting Poundage
#1
I am planning on doing several types of hunts with my bow. Could someone help me out with the poundage for the listed game.
Squirrel/rabbit
Deer
boar
Turkey
Bear
Squirrel/rabbit
Deer
boar
Turkey
Bear
#2
Zak ! I would set your bow to your comfy wieght for the largest animal that you plan on hunting and leave it there.What I suggest is that you get some judo's for broadheads for the squirrel's and rabbit's and some 100 grain gobbler getters for turkey's and thenthe broadheads you plan on using for boar deer and what ever other animal you plan on hunting.This is all I would do just change your Broadheads and that's it.
nubo
nubo
#3
I'll practice all winter and summer in the 50's, then about a month before the season starts, I switch to broadheads and increase the poundage to the upper 50's low 60's. Either way, low 50's to low 60's will harvest all the animals you have listed.
#4
Dominant Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Blossvale, New York
I set my bow up for killing whitetails. Anything else I hunt will die with that same setting, whether it be chipmunk, moose or foam. I'm a deer hunter.... everything else is practice. Some people turn them down to hunt turkeys so they can hold longer and all that. The problem with that is you've set it up and when you turn it down you change arrow spine, impact point etc. You should beable to draw smoothly with your bow held out in front of you without going through all kinds of gyrations. I say to be sure you can draw it under extremely cold conditions you should beable to sit on the floor with you feet straight out, raise you bow tp shoulder height and draw in one smooth fluid motion without busting a gut.
#8
I don't know what type of broadheads you are planning on using for the deer but if you are shooting mechanicals from what I understand and have heard from other hunters you would want to shoot about 65lbs so that they open correctly. I use SPITFIRE mechanicals and I shoot 65lbs.




