would i be able to kill a kangaroo with a hunting compound bow?

Question

also how far do you think the kangaroo will run before it dies?

Answer 1

Piece of cake, as far as power/penetration is concerned. As stated previously by others, it's a matter of shot-placement. Any animal can be easy to kill if it's hit right, & can be pretty tough if it's hit wrong. I've shot dozens of deer, (up to 220 lbs/100 kilos), completely through, as well as a similar # of wild/feral boar, (500 lbs/200 kilos),with a 60-70 lbs setup with no problem. (& pigs are big boned & fairly stout.) Any modern compound bow, say 50#'s or more, (with sharp broad-heads), will do the trick. Try to avoid the shoulder bones for example. A shot thru the ribs, tight BEHIND the shoulder, (if he's on all 4's) should make for a short tracking job. Good luck !

Answer 2

I don't know about the legality of it but practicality is absolutely you could kill a kangaroo with a bow. As far as how far it would run depends on your shot placement. A good double lung shot and it won't go more then a hundred yards.

Answer 3

There is a difference in opinions on best bows,arrows,broadheads etc.. you dont need to go drop 650 on a mathews switchback to have a good bow. I worked up to expensive bows. Get a nice cheaper bow (hoyt pse etc) can pick them up used for 250-300. Any bow properly tuned can kill a deer. Dont buy a 700 bow and go to walmart and buy a 4 dollar arrow. go to your archery shop pay for quaity carbon arrows and have them fletch and nock the arrows. Have the bow you purchase paper tuned. Buy quality stabilizer,and arrow rest( i prefer whisker biscuit for silence). Purchase nice fitting mechanical release. I shoot muzzy 125grain broadheads and practice with them only for about a month before season. Field tips will fly a little different even though they are same grain. I Still have my first bow that cost me less than 100.00 that i can hit just as good with at 20-25 yds as my high dollar mathews. Its not as fast ,a little louder, and a lot bulkier but shoots accurately. So the answer to your question is get a descent bow and the best equipment to go with it and practice practice practice...there is a big difference in shooting a 3d target and drawing down on a boone and crocket coming through the brush. Practice from a treestand as angles do change shots and practive drawing sitting down as i made that mistake my first year hunting. Pulling back 65# is a lot harder sitting unable to stand b/c the deer snuck up on you.

Answer 4

They've killed elephants and kodiak bears with a bow. I don't think that a kangaroo is quite as big or dangerous. I've seen huge bull elk drop within 10 - 15 steps after being hit.

Answer 5

Yes.

with good shot placement, not too far, because your effectively cutting the roos breath, so it's about as long as a roo can hold it's breath, but a heart shot will really hurt, maybe 50 meters, if it goes farther, you did something wrong.

Answer 6

yup can take a roo with a compound bow. if you do a crit hit (heart, lungs) then hey may not run to far 100 yards or so. otherwise, be prepaired for a track.

Answer 7

Yep, and It would depend on the shot placement .