It does not require the very heaviest archery artillery tokill a deer. A 40 pound bow will drive a broadhead througha deer, feathers and all. Not over a month ago a woman inPennsylvania killed a nice buck with a 35 pound bow. Fromthe author's observation and the opinions of several good bowhunters, a 50 to 55 pound bow is ample for white-tail deer.
All bows found in dealer's stocks are finished with either agood spar varnish or a cellulose lacquer which makes themshine like the proverbial cue ball. No doubt the bowyers whomake them take great pride in producing a "super duper"paint job, free from bubbles and a joy to behold. I, too, likea good paint job on my target bows. I also like a good finishon my hunting bows. But the good hunting bow finish doesnot sparkle, it is a coating of flat paint, camouflaged in forestgreen and brown or some other drab color that will absorbbut not reflect light. When the sun is shining, a highly var-nished bow will reflect flashes of light not unlike those of amirror. Such light flashes are not natural in the woods anddeer do not like unnatural light displays; they usually vanishfrom that part of the woods when they see them. I mightsuggest that a dark colored bow string be used.
