Quick Question

[lilbow]

I just bought my first bow two to three weeks ago, I am only pulling 32 pounds right now, is that enough pounds to put down a deer? I am set up for a 10 to 15 yard shot.

[POLARBEAR]

imo i say no. it will take some time but if you keep pulling that bow everyday several times a day you will be at 40 or 45pounds before you know it. the best thing to do is have someone else adjust the draw weight for you and not tell you what you are pulling. by the end of oct beggining of nov you should be at a good draw weight of atleast 40 or 45 lbs. this is my opinion.

i had a fiance that wanted to spend more time together. i bought her a bow and she loved it. noone in her family hunted till she did. she still hunts to this day. she was told that 35lbs was a good draw weight. i disagree. she said it was to hard to pull 45lbs and she got mad at me for adjusting the draw weight. so i left it for a while. she never pulled the bow in her spare time. so when she wasnt around i put a crank or so on it and after a little shooting she was up to 45lbs. so she killed a deer her first season. we sat together in a ground blind. i was so proud.

btw, she thanked me for adjusting the draw weight.

[Moron]

I just bought my first bow two to three weeks ago, I am only pulling 32 pounds right now, is that enough pounds to put down a deer? I am set up for a 10 to 15 yard shot.

Having more punch is great the most important thing to consider are accuracy and extremely sharp broadheads. I think you'll be alright, just don't try shooting through heavy bone, wait for the right shot. Ribs shouldn't be a problem, stay away from the shoulder. Try to make your shot when the shoulder is forward. In my opinion one should never give up accuracy for power. :)

[farmlegend]

I just bought my first bow two to three weeks ago, I am only pulling 32 pounds right now, is that enough pounds to put down a deer? I am set up for a 10 to 15 yard shot.

Unequivically, yes. Stay within your limits, use razor sharp broadheads, and you'll zip 'em right through.

[7MM Magnum]

I would think it would be OK,... but make sure you limit your distance and hit that sweet-spot!!

Personally though,... I would limit myself to a minimum of a #40 draw weight to hunt deer with,... just my two cents! :D

[Joe Archer]

I think if your bow is paper-tuned and you have good arrow flight, you are shooting the correct shaft and matched broadheads, limit yourself to 10 yard broad-side shots, and hit double lung or heart..... I'll find your deer ;)
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[Sib]

I wouldn't use mechanicals, only fixed blades.

[DEERSLAYER]

You can kill a deer with 32lbs. but I wouldn't use less than 40lbs. MAYBE 35lbs. if it was a high performance type bow, but that is really pushing it. I know a guy who once killed a deer with a 25lb recurve and a target point, but I wouldn't recomend it!

[jimmyboy]

Some states specify a minimum draw weight,don't know about MI. As I recall the lowest state min was 35lb altho some,like KY,have no min requirement.

[BackStrap]

32lbs should be fine. Don't take long shots, aim safely behind the shoulder and don't expect a pass-through. All the arrow has to do it get inside the deer. It will be a little more difficult to track, but you should be fine.

[Moron]

The important thing is to know and not exceed the limits of your equipment and your abilities. 32# has it's limits, and a well placed arrow from 15yds or less with razor sharp blades is within those limits, if your abilities can place the arrow there. :)

[5-alive]

Yes, my 12 yr old just took his first deer with 37lbs draw weight, thunderstorm carbon arrow and 85 grain thunderhead. Complete pass though at 15 yards and deer only traveled 50 yards. I don't think the 5lb difference would make it non-lethal.

[farmlegend]

Trust me, a well-tuned arrow, with a razor-sharp fixed blade broadhead, at 15 yards or less on a broadside deer, is perfectly capable of passing through the animal, even with only 32 pounds of draw weight.

[Moron]

Yes, my 12 yr old just took his first deer with 37lbs draw weight, thunderstorm carbon arrow and 85 grain thunderhead. Complete pass though at 15 yards and deer only traveled 50 yards. I don't think the 5lb difference would make it non-lethal.

Congrats to your son. :) Sounds like your going to have a real hunter on your hands. :)

[Oct.1]

Yes you can, but shot placement is the most important thing.
My wife took her first at 28 lbs. She is a darn good shot.
I limited her to 10 yards and told her she would be lucky to get a deer in that close.
Her arrow penetrated both sides but did not pass through. It was a perfect center heart shot so her buck only went about 40 yards. Her second one was at about 40 lbs. Another heart shot but this time a pass through. She is now up to 45 lbs but don’t know it. I’m like Polar Bear; I turn the poundage up half a turn when I notice she isn’t struggling too much. She now has a limit of 20 yards. I don’t tell her her limit anymore, she understands that herself. Her third was with a 20 guage shotgun, and the forth with a 44 mag.

Gota love a women with a 44 mag.

[Ferg]

Gota love a women with a 44 mag.

Shouldn't that be 'Better' love a women with a 44 mag.? :yikes:

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[Oct.1]

“Better” sounds like you have a choice.

[Chuck]

I was told by the local Archery shop 32 pounds was the lowest legal imit in MI.

I would think with proper shot placement even 20 pounds would be enough to double lung a deer. If everything is working properly and razor sharp broadheads and proper shot placement. Alot of the early American Indian bows were around 20 pounds and they killed all kinds of stuff. Fred Bear killed a huge Polar Bear with a 42 pound recurve. I think alot of guys are way over bowed. You dont have to draw 75 pounds to kill a deer.

If your shooting well go hunitng now, but stay with in your limits.

[gman12]

I shoot 35 lbs because I have a bad right shoulder and I got 2 does last year and 1 so far this year. This years was at 13 yds and the arrow went completely through, I thought I missed. Deer only went 50 yards.

[hookedonhunting]

In reading all of the posts I feel better. I am pulling 45# and was told by the local archery shop to use a fixed broadhead. They suggested 3 blades over 4. I also hunt from a ground blind but, I've yet to have a deer walk in this year. Last year I had a few yearlings and button bucks come in but I passed.

I wish my husband would add to my poundage with or without me knowing. He says I'm pulling back good and I can hold it. I'm a good shot so, I shouldn't have any problem. I practice just about every night at 20 yards, I wouldn't go any farther though. I am more worried about wounding a deer than getting one.

So, thanks for the confidence builders - atleast I know I'm pulling back enough to kill a deer if I could ever get one in close enough.

[Airoh]

Lots of good advice already. YES it will work.
Shoot as much poundage as you can accurately handle.
If 32# is the most you can handle at this point in time, go for it and have fun. :)

[deputy865]

yea it willl be fine when i was younger wich wasnt long ago i had my bow at 35 pounds and i killed to deer from the range you say you have it set for :)