Enough to be ok to hunt?

[Vabowman]

my set up is 47# Great Northern ghost 27" draw with total arrow weight is 470 gr. Is this sufficient for deer?

[jrstegner]

Yes.

[David Mitchell]

Absolutely.

[Vabowman]

Ok, good. I just see so many shooting much heavier arrows..550 gr and up..

[jcprintz]

10 grains per lb. will work just fine.
I'm shooting 49# @ 27" with a 600 grain arrow. IMO heavier is better but that can be taken to extremes.

[Bisch]

Yes!!!!

Bisch

[Terry Green]

Yes....Deer are nothing more than a paper bag full of shaving cream, a few tinker toys and a ball joint....just stay away from the ball joint.

[trad_bowhunter1965]

Yep, it will getter done.

[Sam McMichael]

Don't worry about your set up. It's good to go.

[the rifleman]

Absolutely--- i shoot much less weight and have no trouble getting two holes.

[GCook]

As long as they are well tuned with the bow and your shooting style yes.

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[Petrichor]

It will do the job quite well.  Just make sure your broadheads are sharp. Which goes for any setup. As for weight I use light arrows in the 450-550 grains depending on the bow.

[pavan]

i don't know. West of Inwood Ia may be the state record typical.  Pretty sure that I have a bow and arrows that can handle the big boy, not so sure that any one else does.

[Terry Green]

pavan....take your meds 

[Friend]

Don't know your full specs, however I would suspect that your setup should be quite lethal.

[pavan]

I already posted on another thread about his 47@27 being more than enough,  but that monster buck has got people going, they will probably drive him off of his current pattern.  It would be a good time to ban cameras and tree stands on Iowa public land and let us ground warmers get the job done.  If i name that buck I will write it on a special arrow, providing there is any place left to park over there come deer season.