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Offline bow101

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Draw weight
« on: August 10, 2013, 11:30:35 pm »
What is the minimum weight for a hunting longbow in your area. Here its 40# @ archers draw lenght.
Cross bow is 120#
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2013, 11:39:19 pm »
35lbs in Alabama is the minimum legal draw weight.  I don't know about crossbows....
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2013, 12:03:44 am »
There's no set weight here
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Offline Newindian

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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2013, 12:10:38 am »
No minimum
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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2013, 12:22:55 am »
I don't think there is one in Florida. I always thought you went by common sense.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2013, 02:49:19 am »
California the bow has to shoot a hunting weight arrow 120 yds
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Offline Traxx

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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2013, 12:20:44 am »
Next door in Nevada,

It has to be able to send a minimum arrow weight of 400 grns, 150 yards over level ground.
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Offline adb

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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2013, 12:22:41 am »
40# at your draw length minimum for bow, and 150# minimum for Xbow here in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2013, 01:51:15 pm »
..................."40# at your draw length"  does that mean my lenght been 28" ...??  What if the bow is 25" @ 50#  ? ???
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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2013, 03:44:18 pm »
bow101 it simply means whatever your draw length is, it needs to have 40# behind it. Regardless of what the bow itself is marked. If you take a 40 @ 28 bow out and you draw 25", your illegal.
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Offline Ed Brooks

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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2013, 03:55:43 pm »
Washington State is  40# @ 28"
the only cross bow use is for disabled hunters, with state disabled card & with a cross bow endorsement.  The endorsement means the state says you can't pull a bow back, however you can't use electronics to help you pull the 150# needed on the cross bow, go figure. Ed
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Offline adb

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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2013, 04:21:49 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on August 14, 2013, 03:44:18 pm
bow101 it simply means whatever your draw length is, it needs to have 40# behind it. Regardless of what the bow itself is marked. If you take a 40 @ 28 bow out and you draw 25", your illegal.

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Offline seabass

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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #12 on: August 14, 2013, 11:31:45 pm »
40# in Ohio.
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Offline Yorkist

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Re: Draw weight
« Reply #13 on: August 14, 2013, 11:37:42 pm »
I am unaware of a specific draw weight in Virginia but your bow must be able to shoot a broad-head equipped arrow a minimum of 125 yards.
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