You are not kidding about needing a heavy bow for those tree rats, just the other day I shot one with a 45# recurve that was setting on the side of the tree,the judo point just bounced off and he ran back up the tree. I could hardly believe it didn't knock him off the tree.

I have been shooting at least 70 lbs recurves for over 40 years.  Just returned from Namibia - see photos under Dark Continent (I'm Back).  Got 6 animals with this bow and 650 gr arrows and Cutthroat 200 gr broadheads.  Also have taken grizzly, moose, caribou, mt. lion, elk, many deer, etc.

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65 at 28 Moab with Predator wrap

I used a 90# Silvertip to hunt Buffalo 16 years ago - took 8 wild hogs that year too -  cell phones and an IPad are all I have used for pictures for a little over 12 years so I have no way to post. The bull sat on top of the dangerous game page for many years.
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And I shot a steer with a 70# bamboo hill style longbow in the early 90s and around 30 hogs and 5 deer

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Corey, we change the format so you could post directly from your phone or laptop or computer. Come on man it's easy figure it out that's when we change the whole format for. Make your post click attachment and other options... then click browse go to your phone and find the picture click on it and then put insert image and hit post or save or whatever it says it will be fine man it's easy it's easy that's when we did all the stuff we did so you can post pictures easily call man figure it out for me I want to see your stuff

Oh yeah cool on all that - just saying only pics I have of the Buffalo and some other long time ago stuff are actual slides - nothing on my computer or phone. I think the original Buff pic on tradgang did not come from me so buddies must have scanned I guess? And the Steer was a polaroid I think LOLOLOL

I finally figured out how to post pics from my iPhone.

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All taken with a Schafer Original 71@28 recurve.

Really liking this, thanks all.

Snakebit, that whitetail buck has got some really neat gnarly character, nice one.

Best
Lex

Cory....take a pic of the pic with your phone...then post it!!

65# 795 gr arrow
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 Just made the weight limit..65lb Black Widow and a young Newfoundland bull. Pretty much the limit for me ; any new pic I may post will probably be in [attachment=1]the 40-45lb thread !

Here are a few.....all with bows from 70-85#

Great animals Steve!

Nice work everybody.  I love it ...

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10 year old Blackie - 70@28 Moab

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Tines again....