Help please. I currently, successfully hunt deer and black bear with 40#. But recently feel I should jump up to 60#. I just don't believe 60# could kill anything? Because of my worn out arthritic wrists, I'll only get one inaccurate shot. So is it enough bow? Maybe 65?

LOL, sorry guys, just trying to give some perspective from a wimpy bow old man.

No. 60# is not enough for hunting, and certainly not enough for bareshafting.

100# minimum for small game. 130# minimum for deer size game. 160# minimum for anything else in USA. 80# should get you enough penetration on a mouse. :^D

Depends on the game…small game should be fine… but anything bigger than a raccoon you should bump up to 65#…and 2 blade heads just in case of a shoulder hit

Rule of thumb is you are supposed to be able to pull 1 to 1 in regards to your weight to how much you pull. Also recommended AMO is 1 to 1.

So at my 180lbs 68 inches tall frame, I should be shooting a 68AMO 180#@28in.

Been trying to find a bow that need that minimal requirement for my 'real man' card, but being a left hander it is hard.

But don't worry, I'm still yelling....I mean 'encouraging' my 8 years old pull his 50lbs bow or else he's a baby.

Babysaph?

You will need a arrow gun something in the 45/70 range.

You will need a arrow gun something in the 45/70 range.

I hear those deer and bear are starting to wear those new micro-steel protective vests. I'd bump up to at least 80 with those new titanium Rage heads.

60# isn't enough if you can't draw it, and too much if you can't hit what you're shooting at. I would let my groups at 17.3 yards tell me what weigh is best for me.

Might be good enough for them Foam 3D animals but wouldn’t dare use it on Live game, might not get a pass thru. Kurt

Ask Frisky,he shoots 70#s.

Only with extreme FOC and single bevel heads that cost at least 30 dollars each. And of course you should also use a skinny string, no more than 6 strands.

If you successfully use 40# why would you think 60# wouldnt

I weigh an extra 60# fully torqued. I would recommend doubling or tripling that figure if you want to achieve consistent success.

My 60# bows at 28" is enough even tough I'm only pulling 14".

I hit a grasshopper solidly with a 71# bow, 2217 and 145 grain head. He took off like he wasn't even hit. Saw him two weeks later hopping along with my arrow hanging out.

LOL I bit hook, line, and sinker

"I hit a grasshopper solidly with a 71# bow, 2217 and 145 grain head. He took off like he wasn't even hit. Saw him two weeks later hopping along with my arrow hanging out."

Well Dan, it's probably because you didn't have 500 grains up front.

IS this a SERIOUS question? 04-01-22 is long gone.

I killed a few bull moose, several caribou and a couple of large southeast black bears on tidal flats with a bow that is 57lbs at my draw length.

I think it might be enough .. let me check some other threads,,

As usual, what I read from you guy is totally out of kilter with what is intended. Poundage is a destination for point on yardage. For me it is 40# has a point on of 20yds, 50# has a point on of 30yds and 60# has a point on of 40yds. Therfore 60# is optimal for 40yd targets only regardless of size of target. I have spent years trying to explain this to my wife and how important it is to have a bow for each intended target distance and as of today I a still need new bows for the intermediate distances. Surely I have explained this so you can understand the math for accuracy

What percentage of letoff?(heehee)

I see that a few of you have no sense of humor. But thank goodness the rest of you have a very humorous sense.

If you're not using the latest and greatest 300 grain single bevel titanium 2'wide mechanical broadheads the draw weight is irrelevant

Troll lol

I shoot bows in 50-55# range and sometimes I pluck the string. I wonder if going up another 20# in draw weight would give me a smoother release?

ok but is it ok to ship it in cardboard box,,

Well, in all reality, it depends on your draw length on that day you're gonna shoot one arrow. Given your arthritic wrists, are you able to draw to the full 60 pounds? If not, then your arrow is gonna be stiff, bad arrow flight, poor penetration. So, I hate to say it, but I agree with some of the guys, and 65# should be your minimum draw weight.

Can someone make a chart showing him the bow weight he'll have at, lets sat 24" to 28" of draw?

I like when people are in such a big hurry to tell us what they know that they fail to read the entire thread.

I say 40#

I think it depends on whether you shoot righty or lefty.

I think a cardboard box is enough for a 40#

I think if you're 60, you shouldn't have to pay for a license..

There’s 160# to hunt bullfrogs??????

Minimum of 60lbs..800 grain arrow is a must..lol

You need at least #100 limbs to be able to use the bow as a walking stick.

I didn't know that BOTS shot bows.

60@28 should be fine…if you have a real man’s draw length of 36” plus.

160# @28"?????? Man, that even looks painful. 8^)

You're going to be way overbowed at 60 pounds, I wouldn't go a single ounce over 59 pounds.

Personally I think you should eat your Wheaties and move up to 80 lbs. Time to be a man and show you can.

60#'s is only good for Bow Fishing in very shallow water on fish under 1 pound. Any fish over that weight, the scales will cause the arrow to deflect off of the fish. DANNY

You can stay at a low poundage but will need to use explosive tips to increase the killing capabilities. You can also tie oil soak rags to the arrow tips, and just set the animal on fire, and this saves a lot of time because you can just wait a little after the shot, and begin eating the animal right where you killed it. No need to increase poundage just use other tactics with lighter bow poundage's Just funnin with you. I've taken a lot of game with 43#-48# and have no plans to ever change. When I was younger I shot a take down with 70#, and a set of 58# limbs--got smart, and went back to lighter poundage, and never looked back.

Years ago I was shooting a recurve that was 60# @ my 3o" draw and was shooting through 3/4" plywood. I was showing my dad what I had done and ask him what he thought about that. He said, "that great if your gone hunt plywood".

I love it and almost bit till read it all.

The only bow and arrow combo I shoot now.

I don't know anyone personally that would be able to hold up a 60# bow, one handed at arms length, and then pull the string back. That sounds like an awful heavy bow. Something that heavy, why not just sneak up on the game, and club it over the head? Me? I'll stick with my little 5# bow, I know I can hold it at arms length.

I do know that a 60# bow is heavy enough for shooting crabapples!

2117 with a 165 grain Hex Head blunt...apple never knew what hit it...

Use enough bow!!

Notice that combo had the striking power to cut a groove in the stump the apple was perched on, contemplating its next move, which was its last move!!

Shoot what you're comfortable with.

Aeh, you ain't wimpy, ya just need to "hold your mouth right' Been saying this for years...yet nobody listens.

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