View Poll Results: Can i hunt it deer with primitive 35# bow
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Can i hunt with this?
01-04-2013, 11:40 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 21
Can i hunt with this?
Hello everybody,
I just made 35# primitive bow (natural materials only),and i was wondering:can i kill whitetail from 15 yards with single shot,and can i hit it anywhere or vital organs only?
Thank you
I just made 35# primitive bow (natural materials only),and i was wondering:can i kill whitetail from 15 yards with single shot,and can i hit it anywhere or vital organs only?
Thank you
Last edited by Jurassic Park; 01-04-2013 at 11:49 AM.
01-04-2013, 11:54 AM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 213
State
Depends on the Laws of the State you wish to hunt in.
I know there is a minimum draw weight for archery in my state and the few other States I hunt. 35# is well below that number.
I just re-read your question, it had two parts.
Yes, you must hit vitals otherwise you are just wounding him.
I suggest you read up on hunting Whitetails and the game laws of your State.
Take a hunter safety course.
Read these pages, especially the Archery pages.
I know there is a minimum draw weight for archery in my state and the few other States I hunt. 35# is well below that number.
I just re-read your question, it had two parts.
Yes, you must hit vitals otherwise you are just wounding him.
I suggest you read up on hunting Whitetails and the game laws of your State.
Take a hunter safety course.
Read these pages, especially the Archery pages.
Last edited by DeppedyDogg; 01-04-2013 at 12:06 PM. Reason: Enhancement
01-04-2013, 12:02 PM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Colorado
Posts: 276
yea 35 isnt going to be legal everywhere. Could you...possibly depends on how much power your getting out of it. and what you were shooting for arrows. Small game and birds you got a heck of a bow.
No bow hunter can hit anywhere, and your vital organs are coverd with ribs and so its a chance you arrow ill hit perfect but id say more likly you would lose all your volocity at that low of weight hitting any bone and it wouldnt break a rib or go deep enough to do vital damage. min 45lbs of whitetale. 300 win mag you can hit anywhere still isnt ethical or sportman like.
No bow hunter can hit anywhere, and your vital organs are coverd with ribs and so its a chance you arrow ill hit perfect but id say more likly you would lose all your volocity at that low of weight hitting any bone and it wouldnt break a rib or go deep enough to do vital damage. min 45lbs of whitetale. 300 win mag you can hit anywhere still isnt ethical or sportman like.
Last edited by BP_Niccum; 01-04-2013 at 03:49 PM.
01-04-2013, 12:50 PM
#4
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 32
In ny and pa,
35# is the legal minimum.
So yes you can.
But I would be wary with 35# on a deer,
First, not sure how game officials determine if your bow is legal if it comes up in the field.
Shots have to be precise and close.
Any mishap and your just injuring the deer.
If you don't fully draw it back, even off by an inch it will reduce the poundage.
Should check the bow weight often to make sure it maintains 35#.
35# bow I would use for small game and only use it on bigger game is rare oppurtunity arose.
I wouldn't make it a bow soley for deer.
35# is the legal minimum.
So yes you can.
But I would be wary with 35# on a deer,
First, not sure how game officials determine if your bow is legal if it comes up in the field.
Shots have to be precise and close.
Any mishap and your just injuring the deer.
If you don't fully draw it back, even off by an inch it will reduce the poundage.
Should check the bow weight often to make sure it maintains 35#.
35# bow I would use for small game and only use it on bigger game is rare oppurtunity arose.
I wouldn't make it a bow soley for deer.
01-04-2013, 04:00 PM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Colorado
Posts: 276
Could be again it depends on how much it slings the arrow not how much it takes to pull it back. The 35lb rule wasnt made for selfmade bows take it to your local bow shop and shoot a few arrows threw the FPS machine and tell us what it says.
01-04-2013, 06:51 PM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Southeast Missouri
Posts: 2,178
Make sure You shoot a strong arrow too....too much pounage on the Bow and if You use weak homemade wooden arrows they could very well splinter and go threw the side of Your arm or wrist area....take that into consideration also!
Be careful making and using a Homemade Bow!
Most Arrows are rated...carbon arrows have ratings written on them,mine states 50/60 rating and a higher rating means You can set the pounage on Your Bow higher and that You can use that certain arrow up to so many pounds of pull You set Your Bow at!My Compound Bow is set at around 55 pounds so You need an Arrow rated at around 50/60....if I would turn the poundage up to 70lb Pull then I need to put my other arrows aside and buy arrows with a higher rating or chance having the smaller rated arrows break and splinter!
Be sure to always check Your Arrows before using them for any stress cracks or worn area's that may cause them to break also.
Be careful making and using a Homemade Bow!
Most Arrows are rated...carbon arrows have ratings written on them,mine states 50/60 rating and a higher rating means You can set the pounage on Your Bow higher and that You can use that certain arrow up to so many pounds of pull You set Your Bow at!My Compound Bow is set at around 55 pounds so You need an Arrow rated at around 50/60....if I would turn the poundage up to 70lb Pull then I need to put my other arrows aside and buy arrows with a higher rating or chance having the smaller rated arrows break and splinter!
Be sure to always check Your Arrows before using them for any stress cracks or worn area's that may cause them to break also.
01-05-2013, 12:45 AM
#9
Typical Buck
Join Date: May 2010
Location: South East Pa.
Posts: 526
You are getting a lot of worthless information here. I still hunt with either my recurve or long bow and that is what I always used. I made a few self bows over the years and hunted with them. 35# is legal in my state. My recurve is only 40# and it has gotten a few deer for me. I would bump it up to 40# with some kind of backing or start over. Use 2 blade heads and take side shots through the lungs. I have had quite a few pass all the way through with a 40# bow. Never had a deer go over 65-70 yards that way. Don't bother going to a bow shop, they won't know what you are talking about anyway. Do some reading. "Can I kill whitetails with a single shot?" It would be a miracle if you got more than one shot.
Last edited by Gunplummer; 01-05-2013 at 12:49 AM.
01-05-2013, 05:27 AM
#10
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
"You are getting a lot of worthless information here."
Really! They are telling him to go up to 40#-45# to be assured he has enough weight to met the laws of about any state for deer and to make sure he has enough fps and energy to do the job. You have then expanded on that and advised what broadhead you think is best based on your experience. So what is all the worthless information?
Really! They are telling him to go up to 40#-45# to be assured he has enough weight to met the laws of about any state for deer and to make sure he has enough fps and energy to do the job. You have then expanded on that and advised what broadhead you think is best based on your experience. So what is all the worthless information?