>>1489806When you are practicing you should use a low draw weight so that you can better train your hand-eye coordination while not blowing out your shoulders. For hunting it will depend on distance, location, bow type, arrow type, and your physique & training. If you are only ever target shooting or stumping then you'll not need a powerful bow and can just plink around with something really low like 30lbs, which can be really fun. The reason you need a higher weight for hunting is only for speed and distance shooting really. Animals tend to dodge slower arrows. White tail deer are quite amazing when dodge arrows. If you use a slower bow, you can still hunt well, but your entire method of hunting will need to change. That way when you target an animal, you take into account their ability to dodge. There's a lot more to it than that, so research it if you need more.
