TPWD to look into lowering minimum draw weight... - Page 2

LostHawg · 10-12-2007, 07:19 AM

I hope they do lower the weight. My son shoots almost as accurately as I do with his recurve. He can consistantly hit the kill zone from 15 yards shooting instinctively. There's no reason, other then draw weight that he shouldn't be allowed to bowhunt.

I'm all for it.

Bossbowman · 10-12-2007, 03:05 PM

Hopefully this will keep the crossbows out of october, I'm all for it.

tinman · 10-12-2007, 11:44 PM

The seem to be looking at it seriously and considering different minimums for compounds & traditional, minimum arrow weights, etc...

But also that it needs to be easy for the hunting public to understand and for GWs to enforce in the field.

One way or another, I'd expect to see some sort of change to this regulation soon.

LostHawg · 10-13-2007, 10:01 AM

If they increase it for traditional I'm gonna pitch a fit they haven't seen since the inception of archery season in the Lonestar state.

howie1968 · 10-13-2007, 10:48 AM

what they need to see is some real life action of a 35 lb bow in action i manage a hunting ranch and id personally invite them and show them what it will do! its really a simple equation if you hit the animal in the vitals especial;ly a 100 lb whitail with a razor sharp broadhead especially a 2 blade cut on impact type head you will get a passthrough its real somple when ya start getting different arrow weights and different regs involved confusion will set in it will be harder for the wardens to enforce make it simple drop to 35 lbs the experts are us hunters we know what works and doesnt i personally know as i see thousands of animals bow killed every year ive been guiding for years they need to contact me

tinman · 10-13-2007, 03:52 PM

Tracy, I don't see them raising the current regulation for traditional bows. From where I'm sitting (which is not exactly ringside), they seem to trying to expand bowhunting opportunities not reduce them. I wouldn't be surprised to see them lower it for all bows in the interest of making the rule easy for everyone to understand/enforce.

Howie, I'll pass the invite along.

howie1968 · 10-13-2007, 05:49 PM

here is another reason jasmine shooting at 40 lbs she can do it and shoot well at 35 lbs she does not have to snap the bow to one side standing up she can draw 40 with ease in hunting situations she would be sitting normally but at 16 yards she can smack arrows

bustedassranch · 10-13-2007, 08:15 PM

ok this is where I will get myself in trouble. In the video where she takes the ram she had to do the arm jerk thing & that was with a 33#. neither looked too safe. I am all for lowering the weight to 35#'s, but my son still cant pull 35. He tries hard but till I think he can safely pull & hold 30-35 I wont even let him shoot a "non game" animal. Does that make sense? I don't want an arrow w/ broadhead bouncing in a wooden ground blind. I think if he keeps trying he will be able to this coming spring or summer.

timhicks · 10-14-2007, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bustedassranch

ok this is where I will get myself in trouble. In the video where she takes the ram she had to do the arm jerk thing & that was with a 33#. neither looked too safe. I am all for lowering the weight to 35#'s, but my son still cant pull 35. He tries hard but till I think he can safely pull & hold 30-35 I wont even let him shoot a "non game" animal. Does that make sense? I don't want an arrow w/ broadhead bouncing in a wooden ground blind. I think if he keeps trying he will be able to this coming spring or summer.

I agree to some point..but how many older adults with draw weights to heavy have you seen do the same thing..?? I work with a guy,,great guy but he is a srawny 140 pound weakling,,can barley get 60 pounds back and draws the same way..He shoots lots of animals with great shots time after time. Its more shot location. I have been at shoots and pro shops and seen the same thing hundreds of times..
Think about this,,and laugh as a new hunter I had the scrawny fellow behind me on a stalk in Laredo..I heard him grunt as we neared some javelinas only to look back at him and hes a shaking and got his bow drawn 10 yards behind me??I told him to let off...I got sterner and said LET OFF he said I cant...I got to shoot?? Now thats scary and people are in the woods like that all day long..I didnt get shot but I sure thought I was

LostHawg · 10-14-2007, 11:47 AM

More people than you'd think overbow themselves. They're paying for it later in life with joint ailments in their shoulders, elbows and necks. A lot overbow themselves thinking of the macho image or the reliance on letoff.

I think lowering the draw weight limit has many positive points. Primarily - safety.

There's a lot of ego in draw weight psychology. And the commission has let that ego influence their reason for setting the minimum. Lot more ego than truth.

howie1968 · 10-14-2007, 12:41 PM

that is why i posted the video, to make another point standing up she can now puld 40 with ease but sitting down she has to snap her bow, another thing that was 9 months ago on the ram not even 11 yrs old 10 yrs old, was not meant for anything other than education, to get people to understand i could put video of her now pulling 40 lbs shooting groups at 40 yards that would shock you hasnt lost a 3-D tournament in a couple yesrs understands range trajectory and kinetic energy better than most adults she has lived and breathed this stuff since 2 years old i appreciate everyones honesty and input

bustedassranch · 10-14-2007, 01:07 PM

Howie has it become a habit for her? I mean is it part of her ritual? Like I say a little prayer before I release on an animal. Does she rely on it as part of her preparing on her aim/release?

howie1968 · 10-14-2007, 05:16 PM

at first yes hwen i was working her up to the magical 40 lbs, at the lower draw weights up to around 38 lbs she can draw as smoothe as we can but when standing up she can draw 40 real smooth it is the sitting down, but texas says she has to pull 40 lbs to be legal to hunt game animals, im not going to let her be illiegal to hunt but rather legal sitting down is different for most people i shoot 72 lbs i can shoot that all day standing up but when sitting down i have to give a little harder tug i can ccontrol it just like she can does that make any sense?? thanks for asking