No less than 30 pounds at or before full draw Ref: Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulation Handbook 2009
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/huntingregs.pdf No restrictions on draw weight in SC.
Must be at least 30 lbs.
PSE Nova compound bow is high on the list of most deer hunters. The most important thing is to determine the draw and weight you need for your size and strength.
80 pounds is a very low draw weight for a crossbow and a very high draw weight for a standard bow
No less than 30 pounds at or before full draw Ref: Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulation Handbook 2009
There technically is not a required weight, however it is recommended that to have a compound bow set to at least 30-35lbs. It all depends on the placement of the arrow in the deer or animal. If you place an arrow in the lungs or heart of a deer, shooting it with a draw weight of 35lbs, it will most likely kill the deer.
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/huntingregs.pdf No restrictions on draw weight in SC.
It is the amount of preasure needed to pull the strig back.
40 lbs
Must be at least 30 lbs.
A draw is a like a valley that comes down the side of a mountain or hill that usually has a stream in the middle. Hunting experts and books will tell you methods of hunting a draw so that you can ensure you will move up on the game without them seeing you first. The method may vary depending on the type of game you are hunting.
30" is not a draw weight, it is a draw length. It is the length of the draw from the bow to the string when the bow is drawn.
I use a 55 pound. In Ohio it is illegal to hunt deer with less than 40 or 45 (I don't remember.)
A 60 pound draw weight compound bow can typically shoot arrows at speeds around 300 feet per second. Depending on the arrow weight and other factors, it can have an effective range of up to 50-70 yards for target shooting and about 30-40 yards for hunting.
Draw weight is the power the arrow is loosed at. Bows with more draw weight like long bows require very strong people to handle. The better the draw weight the further/harder the arrow flies eg: Arrows peircing chainmail... Hope this was the answere you were looking for. Enjoy...
The draw weight should be marked on the bow. You cannot go any higher than the marked draw weight unless your bow has removable limbs, then you could buy limbs with a higher draw weight. You will ruin the bow if you use it with a higher draw rate.