Rage and Elk....

hvyhitter19 · 07-23-2008, 11:58 AM

I was curious what everyone thinks about hunting Elk with the Rage Broadheads.... We are headed out west next month and I was considering using these heads... We also sat though a seminar with Chuck Adams in Feb. in which his opinion was they would do just fine... Just wondering what everyone else thinks about it...

bawanajim · 07-23-2008, 12:03 PM

I see no reason to try. An elk is a big heavy thick hided animal and penetration is very important.
There are better choices available.

130woodman · 07-23-2008, 12:06 PM

I did last year with the Rage 3 blade, I would never do it again. The blades popped out of the o-ring and flew like crap. I missed a 5 x 6 and the arrow sounded like a fan in flight. IMO go with a fixed head 1-less thing to worry about.

Muliefever · 07-23-2008, 12:17 PM

Be careful, some states out west do not allow mechanic heads! Shoot Slick Tricks, They hammered the last bull I shot!

jackflap · 07-23-2008, 12:29 PM

Obviously, Chuck is a more experienced elk hunter than anyone on here, but I can't get there.

As already mentioned, they are much thicker hided as compared to whitetail.

Use a fixed 125 grain and a possibly a heavier arrow(depending on what you already using)as compared to whitetails,IMO.

dayna0306 · 07-23-2008, 12:42 PM

Chuck can't bash a product but I would bet he uses fix heads.

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hillbillyhunter1 · 07-23-2008, 02:15 PM

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Chuck is a more experienced elk hunter than anyone on here

I'd bet not, actually.

One thing that's gonna happen while your Elk hunting as opposed to sitting in a ladder over your local deer patch is generally, you're going to be on the ground and walking, and walking, and scrambling up ridges and moving a lot in rough country...the last thing you'll want to do is keep remembering to check your broadhead...get a big fixed blade and forget about it...you'll have enough to worry about

huntingson · 07-23-2008, 02:23 PM

First, elk's hides aren't really that thick, and it doesn't take that much to penetrate through an elk. Colorado allows 35 pound bows to hunt elk. My father's best friend hunts with a 50 pound bow and has killed dozens of elk with clean pass throughs. It is not that difficult to blow through an elk, so I wouldn't be tremendously concerned about penetration unless you are shooting less than 60 pounds or so.

Them opening prematurely would be a concern. However, I have not heard anything about that happening until very recently. I plan on using them for elk this fall as well.