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Old 08-04-2005, 09:45 PM
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I shoot a Switchback (not that it matters for this poll). I've shot between 56-72lbs. I'm hunting northern Minnesota whitetail this fall. What's the general recomendation? What poundage do you shoot?
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Old 08-04-2005, 09:51 PM
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I have a Hoyt MT Sport and i shoot it at 50#
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Old 08-04-2005, 10:33 PM
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i shoot 55 lbs easy to pull but acurate and powerful
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Old 08-04-2005, 10:52 PM
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I shoot 70#, that what my bow came at and has shot great so I left it there.
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Old 08-04-2005, 10:52 PM
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80 Lbs, I hunt whitetail, elk, bear and turkeys.
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Old 08-04-2005, 11:07 PM
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63 pounds.
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Old 08-04-2005, 11:10 PM
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72lbs out of my mathews ultra 2.
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Old 08-04-2005, 11:19 PM
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Darton Typhoon, 72-pounds.
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Old 08-04-2005, 11:36 PM
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Switchback 70#
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Old 08-04-2005, 11:39 PM
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62 lbs. in the early season and I drop it down to 55 when the cold weather hits.
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