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Has anyone hunted with short native american style bow?

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PeteC:
I personally don't use bows that short,but,my son in law used a bow season before last he built.A 48'' osage,about 50# @ 25".He killed a buck and a hog with it. God Bless

JackCrafty:
I have converted to shooting only short draw bows (under 24" draw) and I am pretty good out to about 15-20 yards.  But longer range accuracy is very difficult for me with my short bows.

I've hunted a few times with them but never anything larger than jack rabbits.  For deer or larger I would probably make a new bow that pulled at least 60#...and would make sure my arrowheads are as sharp as possible.  Obsidian would be my first choice.

wodpow:
I bought the floor tillered 48" paddle bow from rudder bow and tillered it to 55# @24" and extend my thumb to touch the corner of my mouth at full draw . I never bow hunted from a stand and the 67 "Osage was like hitting every thing the little paddle bow was not finished but I put some wax on it and hit the damp deer stand it would of killed easy if a deer would of made its way to me .When I was ready to come down from my stand I shot three arrows that would of fit into a snuff can at 9 yards. I would doe hunt with it but for thick chest bucks I don't know if it would take out both lungs of a big buck.

KenH:
Wodpow - that bow, at those ranges, with good shot placement might give you a pass through both lungs, doe or buck!

1/2primitive:
Most of my bows are, according to most people, very short. I haven't done a whole lot of successful hunting, but all of it has been with bows under 60", and most under 50". It's not so much the power that causes problems, but the accuracy. Short bows are far more dificult to handle and shoot consistantly. If an archer is capable of getting the arrow where he needs to, the arrow will do the job.

I would say that, with properly matched arrows, a bow pulling 40lb@20" should be enough to take a deer. However, the kill may not be humane if you decide to push the limits. I would not feel comfortable hunting big game with a bow of that size. I personally have hunted with a 43" bow pulling 50lb@24" and a 47" bow pulling 45lb@25" and they worked very well and I would not hesitate to throw an arrow at a deer with them.
In the near future, though, I want to go the opposite extreme and make a replica english warbow to hunt pigs with. >:D

We need to remember that nearly all hunting by native americans was done with bows that were less than five feet long. They must function well enough to take game or they wouldn't have survived.
      Sean

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