Women and Bowhunting

I don't have a problem with women learning how to hunt with a bow - as long as you can pull 40 lbs so that you are hunting ethically, that is. That is the real challenge of bowhunting. You need the physical strength to be able to pull a compound bow or traditional bow back with enough power to actually kill an animal.

If you cannot physically pull back a 40 lb bow then I am sorry, you are simply not strong enough to be hunting. You would only injure the animal and not kill it. Stick to fishing or something simpler.

However I will point out that even teenagers can learn to pull a 40 lb bow - if they apply themselves and build up the necessary arm, shoulder and back muscles.

Thus you can too if you are willing to work at it and build those muscles.