compound bow question

xbowkidd · Post by **xbowkidd** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:53 pm

i started the second term of my carpenter apprenticeship last week. I was talking to a guy at school today about hunting and he told me that he shot a black bear last year using a 95# compound bow with 3.25 inch cutting diameter mechanical broad heads. now i dont know much about compound bows but i thought this sounded a little wild. normally i would not really care one way or the other if the guy was making it up, but this guy also told me that he did not have a hunting licence or tags for the bear. i dont want to talk crap about the guy but poaching is not ok in my books.

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:18 pm

Have you measured your legs lately? One might be a bit longer than the other!
Ignore him, he's just trying to get you going. There are really heavy compounds available. I saw one at a Gagnon's that was bought originally to go hunting in Africa. But a 3.25" broadhead? Did it look like a shovel?

crazyfarmer · Post by **crazyfarmer** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:23 pm

I have a friend that shoots about 85-90 pounds.. he's strong as a ox also. He also has issues with blowing the arrows apart since its alot of overkill. But to each his own..

95% of everyone shoots something in the 55-70 pound range.. I personally shoot 60pound since its easy to draw up in a stand.

a 3.5inch bhead? Im sure they are made but why the heck would you need one since 1-1.5inch ones work fine LOL

just ask him next time if the bear had wings and could fly? Alos, just tell him 95pound bows are for sissys.. try shooting a 225pound one:-P

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:27 pm

Crazyfarmer, how well do you think a 3.25" broadhead would fly from a 95lb compound? Can you spell irratik? You'd have to yell 4 as you released it!

fuzzy · Post by **fuzzy** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:36 pm

Farmer · Post by **Farmer** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:37 pm

95 # draw weight on a vertical bow ? I can count on 1 hand how many people I know that can draw that bow . Most bows at that draw weight are custom made .

Had a Darton Renegade that maxed out at 76# , not many people I knew could draw it back .

Boo · Post by **Boo** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:54 pm

fuzzy wrote:Not if mechanical like posted

Ok, can you spell, reedz liek an idiut?
Is there a mechanical that has a cut that big?

Adrian J Hare · Post by **Adrian J Hare** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:05 pm

Farmer wrote:95 # draw weight on a vertical bow ? I can count on 1 hand how many people I know that can draw that bow . Most bows at that draw weight are custom made .

Had a Darton Renegade that maxed out at 76# , not many people I knew could draw it back .

I fully agree with you ...

This guy sounds like the guy I taked to last week that shot a finger bow. He knew every way to kill a whitetail after 2 hours of listening to his stories, he tells me he has only shot 1 deer with this bow

I near crap 2 hours of listening how to kill a deer from this guy and he only killed one. He shut up after I told him who I work for

DropTine · Post by **DropTine** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:45 pm

LMAO Adrian! You should have kept playing him.

TYE · Post by **TYE** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:21 pm

Boo wrote:Crazyfarmer, how well do you think a 3.25" broadhead would fly from a 95lb compound? Can you spell irratik? You'd have to yell 4 as you released it!

Don you bout made me piss my pants with that post!

Farmer · Post by **Farmer** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:43 am

Here is the biggest broadhead I could find so far

http://www.aftershockarchery.com/hypershock.aspx

I would like him to give you the name of this 3.25 inch broadhead . That is as wide as some cultivator teeth used on my farm equipment.

Stash · Post by **Stash** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:32 am

Trophy Ridge makes the "Turkey Tom-A-Hawk" broadhead, a mechanical with a 3 1/2" cut. And as has been stated, there are 95# compound bows out there, and a very few people capable of shooting them. So it's possible...

No comment on Mr-95#-with-no-license, but if he continues to annoy you with his stories, just let him know that you're against poaching and it's not too much trouble to make an anonymous phone call to the authorities...

raydaughety · Post by **raydaughety** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:16 am

Sounds like the guy in walmart that was talking about the 40" wide buck that he killed and how it was stolen from the back of his truck while he was paying for gas at the station

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Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:50 am

Well, he may be pulling your leg ... but I wouldn't write him off because he said he did it with a heavy bow.

I hunted with a 95 lb. compound for several years, and with a 75 lb. @ 26" longbow (my draw is 28.5", so I'm pulling that one at 85 lbs.) ... and I can handle such wieghts even today in my forties. I don't use bows with such heavy draw weights anymore, as I intend to preserve what strength I have as long as possible (the wisdom of years) ... but I can ... and I still have the longbow, which is a Ferguson Redhawk made by Bryon himself.

The thing that makes pulling heavy bows tough is that doing so uses a set of muscles that are seldom taxed in other situations. It's a matter of physical potential and proper technique ... and training. There are more folks capable of drawing heavy bows than most know ... including English longbows (known for "stacking" at the end of the draw, making them difficult to handle) of well over 100 lbs. ... even 150. Check out YouTube.

I guess the main thing for you to do is ask yourself whether you have reason to consider the man a liar ... but be careful with such accusations, for it is a terrible thing to falsely accuse someone.

I would say that if he admits to hunting illegally you have an indication of poor character, and perhaps can justify taking what he says "with a grain of salt."

Now, if you hear me saying I cock my Exomax one-handed with it's butt against my chest, well, then you might say that's stretching it!

Beaver · Post by **Beaver** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:45 pm

Rocket makes a deployable blade 4 blade head that has a 3.5 inch cut.

PSE used to sell the Gorilla compound over the counter with 80 and 100 pound draw weights. It could be ordered with 125, 140, and 150 pound draw weights. I think it is no longer available over the counter and has to be special ordered.

To say I am proud of my boy would an understatement. He easily shoots a 72 pound recurve with two fingers. He has either a Bowtech or a Matthews that tuned up at 84 pounds and he shoots it with the Rocket 4 blade, 3.5 inch head. Of course he can also lift the rear wheels of my little toyota pickup off the ground by lifting on the bumper

A compound, TO ME, was difficult to draw because you don't evenly build up to the max weight but you jump into the max weight in just a couple of inches of draw then hold it during the draw until you reach let off. There is a device you can now purchase that lets you draw a compound like a crossbow with a foot stirrup and a draw handle. It then holds it drawn until you are ready to shoot. I think it might be called a Draw Lock, but I am not sure.