I mean wow one guy that doesn't know the recommendation of the state he lives in, and another guy that switches to Arrows and Muzzleloaders because he doesn't understand the subject matter at hand
What is this amateur hour ???
Please tell me there are some smarter people on this forum
Yep, it's amateur hour for sure. I think I've taught the CO Hunter Ed class to around 1,000 students now, so yes, I know what CP&W has to say about foot-lbs of energy. CP&W also advises people not to go hunting in the mountains alone, which is another "widely accepted fact" that I routinely ignore.
The funny thing is, kinetic energy as a benchmark for killing an elk is widely accepted mostly by people who get their information from books.
And the more elk a person has killed, the less he/she relies on kinetic energy as their indicator. That's a fact.
Plus, you never answered my question. My question had nothing to do with CO CP&W or how "widely accepted" 1,500 ft-lbs is. My question was, what is 1,500 lbs based on.
