How many lbs???

[KentuckyIII]

If you can draw it... 70lbs or 80lbs for hunting??

[sniper]

Here in Canada It's not a matter of how much you can draw, but a matter of how much you can draw in the cold.

I've seen alot of guys pulling 70-80 pounds only to find out when it got cold, sitting in there tree stand or what ever, they couldn't draw.

With alot of these new bows it really isn't nessasary to pull more than 60-65 lbs.

I hunted with a Hoyt Supertec this year. A 412 grn arrow at 66 lbs, and man did it pack a punch.

[tecspec]

It's important that you pick a bow with a draw weight that you can pull from all positions and angles. Standing, sitting, kneeling, downwards, twisted. When you're stand hunting, you'll often be way too visible to change positions to shoot.
With the newer, faster bows, a heavy draw weight isn't as necessary to generate good kinetic energy.
Good Hunting!

[Yellowtrout]

Also FPS (Feet Per Second) is another huge thing to take into consideration.

I went from a 80 lbs draw with 230 FPS last year to a 70lb draw with 315 fps this year and there is a huge difference.

Don't go by pounds, go by fps...........My 2 cents.

[fulldraw]

wow! your pretty far away from alberta,where I live,what kind of animals do you shoot,in Argentina? :cheers:

[KentuckyIII]

We have a great variety of animals to hunt. Some species of deers (Axis, red "colorado", Dama or gamo, De las pampas, etc)
we also have javalis (they are similar to your wild hogs but bigers), Pecaries or javalinas, some Antilopes, Goats, Carpinchos or capibaras...
And many more...
You can see some of them on www.bowhuntingargentina.com

[KentuckyIII]

Im traveling to USA on January I m planing to buy a bow specialy for hunting... Im thinking about a reflex excursion, or a timberwolf... Is a good choise? Or there are better bow in that range of prices?
Thanks,
Happy new year folks,
KentuckyIII

[fulldraw]

I don't know a lot about bows, but I like,hoyt and mathews,pse,and you should be able to get them in your price rangewhen you head to the us.Canada is better!

[Black Bull]

Kentucky 111.
Bows is like clothes,It is a personal choice.I like long compound bows in 41'' 55/65#.Prefer longbow and recurve tradbow. 8)
Other prefer short bows in 31/33''.
Every bow on the market are good.Set-up make the difference.
Welcome on the board.
Taureau Noir :lol: