How efective is bow on big game hunting?

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01-24-2004, 09:25 AM

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ahunter55

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RE: How efective is bow on big game hunting?

Since I make Bowhunting informational videos I have Caribou, Wild Hog, Ram dropping in their tracks or short distance on camera. Of course, being a bowhunter for so many years I know how effective an arrow can be.
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01-24-2004, 09:38 AM

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John Bear

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RE: How efective is bow on big game hunting?

What does it matter who they are or where I'm as long as I can't hunt with a bow in here because they don't want me to. I just need some info to change their mind.

01-24-2004, 04:26 PM

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bilbow

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RE: How efective is bow on big game hunting?

John Bear, please don't be offended. I'm sure no one intended anything disrespectful by pointing out that you were from Finland. A lot of us like to look at where someone is from in order to better understand their situation, after all we are all part of the same fraternity of bowhunters here.
I took a look around for videos of big game bowhunting and found a few on Ebay for bear and of course the Howard Hill elephant video. I didn't find anything for Moose so maybe some of the fellow forum readers can help out on that score. Good luck on your quest and I hope you can change some minds.

01-26-2004, 11:58 PM

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John Bear

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RE: How efective is bow on big game hunting?

Non taken. I'm used to that. I understant that there is some who just read what there is written and can't take a minute to think what that means.

I seacrh some bow hunting clips but didn't find wery good examples. Can you name some films and places where I can see or buy.

01-27-2004, 06:54 AM

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stealthycat

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RE: How efective is bow on big game hunting?

John Bear - Heres a pictue of a 250 pound whitetail I killed this past Nov. I shot him with a 52 pound longbow, 425 gr total weight arrows and a 125 Thunderhead broadhead. I was probably 165 feet per second and maybe 28 pounds of KE or something like that. I did NOT expect this kind of hole in the deer ! He ran 60 steps of so and died in about 6-8 seconds - almost unreal !

I'm posting this to show how much damage a broadhead does. The hole was huge - maybe because the arrow was spinning or the angle ? Also, see how the area around it looks bloodshot like bullet damage ? Massive hemmoraging. Most guys would say my setup was minimal because of poundage, or arrow weight, or type of broadhead. If that is true, man, think of what this hole would have been like with better equipment !!