First deer at age 15. 42# Bear Kodiak Magnum. Herter's aluminum shaft, Bear Razorhead w/bleeder. 15 yd. shot, found arrow ten yards beyond. 50 yard recovery.
 

Here's the bow and arrows.
 
 

Side note... I was at a fish fry last night and a guy approaches me and wants to know if I remember him. Long story short, he was there when the first pic was taken. Hadn't seen him since.

Great pic Charlie. That's a classic.

QuoteOriginally posted by Prairie Drifter:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by Brian P.:
Is there an accepted "norm" as far as arrow weight per pound of draw with bows in the 40-45# range? I recently acquired a RER that is 43# at 28", and I am trying to tailor my arrows to it. I have always used arrows of 600ish grains out of bows 50-55#, so I think I need to lighten them up some.

You'll probably get a lot of different answers to this. Personally I like arrows around 450-500grs on deer sizes game if I'm hunting w/ bows under 50#. [/b]

X2. I'd try and stay above 10 grains/lb.

My first deer was with a Bear Kodiak Mag also Charlie great picture.

Just got caught back up with this! Love all the new additions and thank you all very much for keeping it alive!    TW

I just had to bring it back up to the top. Got a 44# toelke pika on the way and it'll be hitting the turkey woods in a couple weeks.

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My first archery buck, taken today, with a 41# Colt Firearms "Pioneer" recurve that was made in the 60's.

 

Nice deer Hawken good job !!!!!              

47@27 Tall tines recurve.

Congrats Kevin    

Success all around...

I am enjoying this thread more and more! A couple or so years ago, I had surgery on my left shoulder, and luckily I regained the ability to pull my current hunting bows in the 50 - 55# range. This is down considerably from the 65# bow I hunted with for years. Now, my right shoulder is showing some of the symptoms my left one did. I fear that the 40 - 45# range may become the max I can handle. That really doesn't bother too much, as my very first deer was taken with a 45# Ben Pearson recurve, but I would hate to think that would leave me with nearly a dozen bows I won't be able to shoot.

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40@27" Howard Hill Tembo and a 145gr Snuffer.15 yard shot while the buck was working an overhanging branch. Think I've hit on a combo that I may be pushing things a bit as far as getting good penetration, going to start shooting grizzly Instinct heads with this bow and see what we get...

Sam: Think of all of the 45# bows you can buy with the money you get from selling the heavy ones..... It's all about having perspective as we age.


Yohon: Nice deer.

My wife Callie's very first harvest of any type ever. Taken on 10/31/17 in Jefferson County, OH, button buck, with a Sierra Blanca recurve, 41#@25" (Marked 51@28), GT Warrior 600 Zwickey Eskilite mounted to long aluminum adapter. 75 yard recovery.  

EXCELLENT.......  

Good shootin, Callie!