Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Can you go hunting with the legolas mirkwood bow?

was going to buy this bow and its draw back is 28 and draw back weight is 50 pounds so is this ok to use it for hunting cause i am a lotr nerdCan you go hunting with the legolas mirkwood bow?
Check your local hunting regulations.Can you go hunting with the legolas mirkwood bow?
depends on state regulations, In alaska big game(blakc bear, moose, caribou, sheep, and black tail deer); requires a MINIMUM of 51Lbs draw at 28inches(bows are measured at 28 inches usually for weight). Brown bear and musk ox requires i belive 70lbs draw weight at 28inches.


there ar also arrow weight requirements (not sure) but a super light arrow goes really fast but stops really fast too and doesnt penetrate far enough to hit vital areas reliably, It is not easy to learn to shoot a bow accuratly, takes several hours of practice a week obtain accuracy, and it isnt like riding a bike your body will forget to some extent how to shoot accuratly and you will need to brush up prior to hunting. a 50 lb bow isnt an ideal learner bow, kinda like getting a ford mustang with a v8 for a first car, i would recomend a 50 lbs compound to learn, way easier to shoot accuratly.








there are also arrow point restrictions for big game, they are long and varied.





ALSO in alaska you must pass an ability test with a bow to hunt in bow only hunts, regular hunts where you will be trying to use a bow where other people are using rifles allow you to use a bow with no restrictions, but the idea behind the ability test is to make sure that people hunting with bows are able to safely and humanely hunt animals.
i expect it's a bit different in the US, but in the UK hunting with a bow in not allowed. i'm not sure it'd be allowed in the US either, the general perception is that, because bows rarely kill outright, or stop an animal as quickly as a gun, it's cruel.

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