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Final Missouri hunting report, and question on poor arrow flight...
Little John:
Tough luck Billy. If it were easy we could all do it every time. I think you are making it hard on your self by shooting such a short bow, I know I don't shoot them as well and if you don't belive me just ask Howard Hill or read his book. I think small variations in draw length show up much more in shorter bows as in differing draw weight, arrow velocietys, trajectory, and spine requirments, also a lot less stable in the hand. Good luck and I am suer you will get it all worked out. Kenneth
PeteC:
Billy,this is just my opinion,so take it as such.I've hunted with bows and arrows a long time, and for me, it's not a matter of how short I can build a hunting bow ,and hunt with it ,but rather,how long a bow can I get away with using.I've only got a 26" draw,but my hunting bows range from 60" to 70",and I use them not only on the ground but in treestands as well .What I lose in maneuverability,I make up in accuracy.If I had a 30" draw,I'd shoot nothing under 66" and up to 72". Again this in JMO,and good huntin' to you. God Bless
El Destructo:
All of my Bows are at least 63 inches long .....all the way to 72 inches...and the Majority are all 68....I have a 28-29 inch Draw...and I refuse to give up Accuracy for Maneuverability....I can cut Branches out of the way...but I can't live with Myself if I wound and lose an Animal because of a Badly Placed Shot....JMO
NOMADIC PIRATE:
Totally agree what it has being said above, last year I was on a missin to hunt with 58" bows ( 26" draw) I outright missed over 1/2 dz pigs, I lost over 1/2 dz pigs, in the previous 6 years I never actually missed, and lost just a couplle, I whent back to longbows, and first shot was a kill, ....coincidence ?...maybe, but I never belived much in coincidences ;)
...one more thing,...it's not a very good idea to go hunting anyway knowing that your arrows are going all over the place,...very hard to get good results that way ;D ;D
El Destructo:
If I can not consistently hit a 6 inch paper plate at a certain range at different stances of shooting...I won't shoot...and if my Arrows are not Hitting where I aim...there has to be a Problem...and I will solve it before I will hit the Woods...has to be Equipment...or Human....and until it is worked out I will Hunt with something I am certain of...no room in the Field for uncertainty....JMO
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