where in MD are you from BC ? I know of a shop in DE that is good with traditional bows.

I am in Westminster. Where at in DE?

I agree Arther, thats exactly what i am looking for.There is alot of bowgroups around here. I might contact them. I about laid down 400 big ones and more on a MartinSavannah at Len's shop, (macrotech), but really want to look around more and shooting would be aplus.

Thanks guys.

John @ shooters supply in New Castle. He is the owner and an avid long bow hunter. He helped me out when I first started. He can order most bows and usually knows someone selling one. You might want to check out some sportsman shows as well. A guy in harrisburg had at least 10 long bows and another 20 recurves.

Of the several bows I have, most are in the 45-47 lbs, I have shot boars up to 400 lBS with a 45 recurve and recently a 1400 Bison with a 51 # self longbow. It is all shot placement, good and balance arrows and very very sharp broadheads.

I have also shot many exotics and even a leopard with a #47.

Goodness gracious alex. Quite a collection of animals. Do you guys usually get a pass thru?

I have more than once blown thru a shoulder with a wheelie, not that I wanted to hit it in the shoulder. Once however it broke the broadhead completely off and didn't penetrate far enough. Fortunately it was a deer, a friend of mine over a hill hit and radio'd me to take another shot. It fell down and started blowin and yelping like a banshie, so I only had a 30 yard shot to hit the shoulder. Didn't want you guys to think I was doing this on purpose.

I rarely Get a pass thru thru, although the arrow sticks out the other side, except with the Bison, the arrow went in behind the front legs in a forward angle, when we opened it the arrow was 90% inside and ha taken the lung and heart arteries.
so pass thru might be nice but not necessary to kill.

Wow, Alex...thats amazing...
Bigcountry, Im in your exact situation (my Mom got me the bow 5 pounds to light) so Im in the same boat. But, this past season I got a clean pass thru on a quartering away spike (46# Recurve) so Im not terribly worried. I've also heard/seen pictures of a female bowhunter who took a bull MOOSE with a 41# Recurve. Then of course there is Alex...
With proper arrows, hair splitting accuracy, and shaving sharp broadheads, a whitetail shouldn't be any problem for either of us...

Westminster eh? I've got family over there. Over on the other side of the bay in Chestertown...

In my home office hangs the last recurve my grandfather hunted with before he passed away in 1989. It's an early 60's Root Game-Master, 45# @ 28", although with only a 26" draw length, he pulled around 42#. The man sure killed a lot of whitetails with that bow.

I have been hunting with 45 pound recurve for several years and have taken deer, coyote,ground hogs and a 300+boar. Out to 30 yards if you practice and have good shot placement it is more then capable of doing the job. practice practice practice.