Shoot in hunter class.. then U have restricted stab measurements, sight model etc.
U shoot what U hunt except maybe arrows.

Lot of 33-36" bows what are OK to hunt with and also good for target.

But after all.. that just practice is that whats most important 👍

 

It can be done, I used to shoot one bow for 3D and hunting, switching stabilizers and sights and it wasn’t bad because 3D is in the summer and hunting Stratton the fall usually. But I through in a wrench and started shooting Vegas rounds that interfered with hunting season and was not working. I have been shooting for a long time and now I have 3 bows for the three types of shooting I do. Switching from 3D to hunting is not that big of a deal.

 

I see many using the TRX34 for double duty.

 

A 34-37" ATA is ideal IMO for a crossover bow. I actually prefer those sized for strictly target/3D anyways.

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Pse perform x 3d would be a solid example. Personally due to the fact 3d is just for fun and practice I shoot my hunting bow.

I am shooting a short bow currently but like a 33-35 inch bow.

 

Prime black 9 would be my choice.

 

Like everyone else said.... anything in the 33-36" range would be perfect for a crossover.

If I could only have one bow, it would be the Vista 33 from Athens....

 

PSE EVoke 35 is the bow I chose for exactly this. Got second in a 3d League last year for known 40 and took it right into the tree stand without changing a thing. Same sight, rest, stabs, arrows and release....

 

traverse is my do all. climbers, ladders, blinds, 3d, indoor no problem at all.

 

Thanks all - I'm seeing lots of great suggestions - thinking I need to go pull on some strings. General consensus so far is 33" to 36". Thanks again!

 

I have two "crossover" bows. Both 35" ATA. I've taken them both hunting and shot all kinds of target with both. I can't ever imagine needing a 40" bow for targets or anything shorter than 35" for hunting. Anything that's nice and stable with a ~7inch brace height works great.

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Glad I came across this thread I was thinking the same thing of getting a hybrid bow to mostly target shoot but rarely hunt.

 

I shoot a PSE NXT 35 for exactly this.


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I can remember in the 70s when a 48" bow was for tournaments and a 46" bow was for hunting. Then in the 80's a 44" bow was for tournaments and a 40" bow was for hunting. We took a lot of animals with those bows, but now a 40" bow can no longer be used for hunting.

I use a 32" Hoyt Carbon Element for hunting and took it to Redding to use in the tournament. Stupidly I lost my release Thursday night and ended up shooting with fingers in the Freestyle class. I shot the highest score on the 101 yard target among the 12 people in my group with my fingers and they all had releases. I couldn't compete against the best, but I could still hit the targets and have fun.

So I have always believed that any bow can be used for target and for hunting. I can also remember before bows came out in Camo. We had a paint that peeled off the bow after hunting season.

Can you compete using a hunting bow for targets? I believe you can if you don't shoot in the pro division. Can you hunt with a target bow? Yes if it is not a bright color and if you practice taking normal hunting shots.

 

I can remember in the 70s when a 48" bow was for tournaments and a 46" bow was for hunting. Then in the 80's a 44" bow was for tournaments and a 40" bow was for hunting. We took a lot of animals with those bows, but now a 40" bow can no longer be used for hunting.

I use a 32" Hoyt Carbon Element for hunting and took it to Redding to use in the tournament. Stupidly I lost my release Thursday night and ended up shooting with fingers in the Freestyle class. I shot the highest score on the 101 yard target among the 12 people in my group with my fingers and they all had releases. I couldn't compete against the best, but I could still hit the targets and have fun.

So I have always believed that any bow can be used for target and for hunting. I can also remember before bows came out in Camo. We had a paint that peeled off the bow after hunting season.

Can you compete using a hunting bow for targets? I believe you can if you don't shoot in the pro division. Can you hunt with a target bow? Yes if it is not a bright color and if you practice taking normal hunting shots.

Yes you can use a 40" bow for hunting. It's just the world went nuts over short ata bows. Chuck Adams used some of the longest compounds for hunting, crawling through brush and muck and whatever...

I had a short ata bow, 33 1/2" ata, that performed so well I thought it Field worthy.

My colorful target bows have taken deer. One was bright red and polished limb pockets and cams and another was a beautiful blue fade to black with polished limb pockets and wheel and cam.

 

I once set up an insanity cpxl (34" ata) for target shooting/hunting and it was phenomenal! It shot amazing as a target setup with a longer stabilizer, then transitioned seamlessly to hunting setup with a different stab setup! It was a 60lb bow but still shot over 300fps....I kick myself every day for letting that bow go [emoji24]

All that to say yes it's doable, and it's easier than a lot of people think!

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Bows right around that 34” ATA mark are good for this. In my opinion atleast. It’s exactly what I’m doing with my Axius Ultra. It’s a 60-70# bow, so I have it set to 60# with one set of arrows for 3D, and when hunting season comes it will be turned up to 70# with a different set of arrows


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I just switched from a perform x 40 to a evl 34 and shoot the evl better

 

I shoot hunter class with my VXR 28 and switch my sight to a fixed 5. But it was tuned to shoot fairly accurately out to 120 yards. Bows these days can do just about anything.

 

Any bow can be a tournament bow. Just depends what you like