New to archery elk hunting
07-07-2006, 10:45 AM
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: INDIANA
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New to archery elk hunting
For those of you who hunt elk I need some suggestions. I shoot a 65# Bowtech and was wondering what type of arrows and broadheads you would suggest (for elk). Thanks for the help.
07-07-2006, 11:33 AM
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 334
RE: New to archery elk hunting
Any arrow 9+ g/inch and a sharp cut on contact fixed blade broadhead, 100 or 125 grain. Keep your arrow weight above 400 g. Make sure what ever you choose will shoot out of YOUR bow whereever you are aiming.
07-07-2006, 04:41 PM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: New to archery elk hunting
I'm certainly no expert on elk as I've been on one bowhunt and successfully took a 6X5 bull. All I can suggest is information on bow setups, KE and what worked for me.
I was shooting a '97 Hoyt Tenacity at 70lbs. My arrow was the Beman Trophy Hunters 70-90 with a 100 grain Muzzy 3 blade. This setup gave me close to 80 ft lbs of KE...I had a complete passthru on a bull at 33 yards.
My partner on the hunt knocked a bull of his feet with the same setup.
I too would recommend a heavier arrow be it carbon or aluminum and a quality fixed blade broadhead be replaceable blades or solid blade cut on impact style.
Many outfitters won't accept mechanical heads although many bulls have fallen to them.
You'll want as much poundage as you can handle comfortably for maximizing your KE....
Shot placement is the most critical point. Good luck and let us know how you made out. Several members here are veteran elk chasers with a bow.
I was shooting a '97 Hoyt Tenacity at 70lbs. My arrow was the Beman Trophy Hunters 70-90 with a 100 grain Muzzy 3 blade. This setup gave me close to 80 ft lbs of KE...I had a complete passthru on a bull at 33 yards.
My partner on the hunt knocked a bull of his feet with the same setup.
I too would recommend a heavier arrow be it carbon or aluminum and a quality fixed blade broadhead be replaceable blades or solid blade cut on impact style.
Many outfitters won't accept mechanical heads although many bulls have fallen to them.
You'll want as much poundage as you can handle comfortably for maximizing your KE....
Shot placement is the most critical point. Good luck and let us know how you made out. Several members here are veteran elk chasers with a bow.
07-10-2006, 07:26 AM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 334
RE: New to archery elk hunting
There is a good chance I will have the G5 Strikers in my quiver this year. Haven't been able to get my hands on any yet, but I am hearing the coc head in sharper than wac'ems, and the blades are thicker with a better system for locking them in the ferrule. We'll see. Wac'ems are tough to beat in my opinion.
