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Can i hunt deer with this?

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Velociraptor:

--- Quote from: darwin on January 03, 2013, 12:33:11 pm ---my 15 year old brother can shoot a 45 lb bow easily, so age isn't to much of a factor. As for changing the weight of a bow unless you have a wheelie bow (which aren't a main topic of conversation on this forum) you can only go down in weight by removing material on the belly or up in weight by cutting the bow shorter (referred to as piking) both of these have other effects on a bow besides just changing the draw weight.

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Hmmm... and if i made another bow would i be able to hunt deer(theoretical)with 40 lb?

darwin:
depending on your state laws and how confident you were in your arrow placement / efficiency of your bow, id say yes

JW_Halverson:
I gave a kid a 32# hackberry bow with a 24" draw.  His father mounted a broadhead on one of the little 24" 5/16 shafts and shot a small whitetail doe in their yard.  Ten yard shot.  She ran 20 yds and died, both lungs punctured. 

Do I recommend 32# draw weight bows for hunting! <violent expletive deleted> NO! Hunting situations being unpredictable require you to carry a bow that will throw an arrow with enough force that it will send that broadhead good and deep EVERY time.  The guy shooting his kid's bow got lucky, arrow slid between two ribs going in, otherwise that lightweight shaft wouldn't have had the horsepower to get good penetration. 

If all you can pull is 40 lbs, that's fine.  But then limit yourself to smaller deer at close range, and preferably when they are slightly quartering away.  Mentally aim for the deer's offside shoulderThat will allow you to place the arrow a bit further back where the ribs are smaller and still get both lungs.  There hasn't been a deer built yet that lives without lungs.   

Ifrit617:
A well designed 40# bow will take deer any day. Still I'd recommend to shoot the heaviest draw weight you are comfortable with so you enter into the 45-50 pound range. I'm sixteen and well built and shoot a 60# bow comfortably, but I prefer to shoot my 48# bow the best.

Jon

Dazv:

--- Quote from: Velociraptor on January 03, 2013, 11:49:51 am ---Thank you all for your answers,
However what do you think as bit below average 18 year old-what poundage could i draw mostly?

Ps,

How (if i can) can i  change string on my bow,so i can draw more then 35 lb?

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Its down to you I'm 18 and i cant shoot a 70lb bow but i have adult Friends who can't draw a bow that heavy. Try and get to a archery store and draw bows with different draw weights to try and find a good weight for you. Remember you will build up strength pretty fast.

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