Ok Fella's this year i have to stay over in the UK , so i can save for my Co Elk hunt with Will next year . My problem is this :-

This year i bought myself a Kanga Longbow to get myself into Trad Archery , but i still have not given my PSE X-force the taste of blood yet . So my question is this , for next years hunting trip to Co Elk hunt , do i use my X-Force to at least say she has got the kill or do i just go with my gut instinct and go with my Longbow and enjoy the experience for what it is and leave the X-Force at home ? .

This really is bugging me

if it was me.(only my opinion)

Id go with what i was confident i could make a good kill with. especially on elk.

Bails....

I won't try to inlfuence you either way. I'll tell you somethign that was told to me when I was among some traditional archers......struggling with my decision of whether or not to give traditional archery my all (and forego compounds).

He said to me....

Jeff....When HOW you take your animals becomes more important than the 'how big' or the 'how many'.....you'll make the switch.

(This ONLY applies to those who are interested in traditional archery.)

Only you can answer this question and it really mean anything.

I'm looking forward to sharing camp with you in CO, next year.

My confidence will play the main part in my final decision and think thats why i may take both bows on trip , if my confidence is high i'm going Trad .

Jeff

I remember reading those words on an old post of yours and think they are a great statement , to me its always been about when it happens , i'm not in this sport for the trophy's , to me it's just about getting out their and having fun and meeting other people in the process . Bull , cow , buck or doe , i don't mind . I just want to do the best i can , with whichever means i use .

I think it depends on why you are going Elk hunting. IF you are going to kill an Elk and that is the most important objective, then I would think you would want the X force with you so you have the extra yardage. If you are going to enjoy the hunt and not taking an Elk is okay with you, take the longbow and hunt your butt off.

I like that answer , thanks Kickin_buck . I love every bit of the experience , if i get an Elk it a bonus . Just to be in America , Colorado hunting an Elk is amazing . Of course i'dlike to get an Elk , but i'm realistic and know the odds .

Whichever i hunt with ,i will give it my all .

thats the right attitude man. just go out give it your best and have fun.

(in my opinion) I would go with which ever bow you can make a good shot on an animal with .

Here it is, my opinion for what its worth. Both styles of bows are extremely difficult to score with and killing any big game animal with any bow is challenging enough. If I was spending the kind of money that you're going to be spending I would use the x-force. It's hard enough to get within 40 yards and use the compound, but the trad bow just adds a level of frustration for me. Some people are blessed to live in areas where they get many opportunities a year and the trad bow gives them an extra challenge, I don't live in one of those places so I don't want to handicap myself any more than I need to. Just my $0.02.

Dave, you know what I would be taking. If your gut instinct says take the Longbow, then take the Longbow. Its a tough call to make my friend, only you really know what the correct answer is! What ever you decide, good luck my friend!