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Draw weight for other than whitetail

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jayman448:
I would go as low as 45 but no lower. ive seen government regulations saying its legal at like 35 in some places but id want a little more punch. my thoughts are this : 1accuracy is most important, 2 you only have to make it as deep as a vital, 3 fred bear killed huuuuge game (elephants) with his 70 lb bow. even a moose is no where near an elephant.

JoJoDapyro:
Everywhere I have looked up the minimum weight of a bow it is #40. Alberta is #40, Utah is #40 Louisiana is #40. I would think that #40 is the off the shelf number for a reason?

jayman448:
Got to remember tho that a fourty pound bow can be well under 35 # depending on draw weight. Got to take that into consideration too

Pappy:
Ya off the shelf bow as usually AMO what ever weight at 28 inches 40@28 then you loose or add 2 or 3 lbs per inch depending on draw, back to the question, I would say 45/50 will kill most anything in the states, as has been said with proper shot placement and arrow set up. :)
   Pappy

Lee Lobbestael:
I think draw weight is just too relative of a measurement with primitive bows. Different woods and different bow designs cause the performance from bow to bow to vary a lot. That being said, I have shot through whitetails with a forty pound self bow with close to 2" of set. I don't think bears are any harder to kill than deer.

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