ORIGINAL: ELKampMaster
".... a properly arrowed animal whether it's a deer or elk will flee no further than one shot with a rifle."
Uh Huh, okay.... and, if I may ask, when do you plan to do the bowhunt to take an elk?
EKM
i've been on several archery elk hunts where the folks i was with arrowed a bull ...the furthest one got was about 100yds after being shot. i agree elk complicate the archery situation a bit but again if your a proficient shot and have good equipment it'll let the air out of them.
in fact in some situations i would say that when shot with an arrow the animal is not as spooked as when it hears a gun shot so it doesn't get that big rush of addrenaline and haul butt.
hopefully i will be able to bag my first archery elk this september ...only 2 more months away.