twister360

Going on my first elk hunt with bow and trying to determine what to use is tough these arnt whitetail and my mechanicals can stay home!

WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE FOLLOWING FORM YOU GUYS WHO DO IT MORE THAN ME!!

Arrow and lenght?

lbs shooting?

Broadhead and weight?

Total arrow weight with broadhead?

number of kills? love to hear about any of the " WISH I HAD NOT DONT THAT" " because I got a big list of those to help any whitetail hunters!!


THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ALL YOUR HELP! this is a great board!!

bigbulls

What are you shooting now? I' d be willing to bet that your set up is just fine. Just use a good fixed blade head.

I' m using a Parker UL35 @ 70 pounds
30" GT 75-95 arrows with either 100 or 125 grain Muzzies. Still deciding which heads to use.
Total arrow weight is 430 to 455 grains depend on head weight. Probably going with 125' s

My big " wish I hadn' t done that" was use a mechanical head last year. It wasn' t the only factor, as a few things happend at exactly the " wrong" time, but I believe it certainly contributed to not finding a very large bull last year. I' ll never use a mechanical on elk again.

Turk_man

I don`t elk hunt but I do moose hunt and any equipement I use would be more than enough for elk. Mathews Q2XL at 70lbs, xx78 2219 at 29" with 125 gr Thunderheads. This set-up will give complete passthroughs on moose.

twister360

Sorry forgot to post my current set-up that I used only to this point for whitails

Mathews Legacy set at 68 LBS
ACC arrows lenght 26.5
Muzzy zero-effect rest
Trophy Ridge Matrix 3 pin

arrow weight with 100 grain spitfire 406 GR.

Broadhead used 100 gr spitfires last year and killed two whitetail one P and Y. Great accuracy but not that great on pentration, neither touch the otherside and both deer were dead inisde 100 yds. Worried and what might happen on the bad shot has me knowing I will go to a fixed bladeI jsut don' t know whic one.

I have liked the NAP RAZORBAK (especailly the way they rotate) and the Phantom by Muzzy, lastly I will test the Muzzy three blade for I have heard lots of good things. I really hoping I can learn enough here to cut downthe test $$ I have to spend!

The thing I am most curious to learn is the total weight set-up that you expereinced guys are using!! THanks again

ahunter55

Have Elk, Caribou, Black Bear & many Whitetails & Mule Deer with following set up. Also, Wild Hogs that are the toughest of anything to kill. I must be near 150 bowkills in 45 years of Bowhunting.
60# Compound, 29" 2216 Aluminum with Rocky Mountain 3 blade Razor 125 grain.
If it is in the chest, it exits the other side.
I am headed for Wild hogs again this weekend & the Rocky Mountains are ready-been using them since they came out in the 70s & have seen NO reason to change.

Straightarrow

I' ll be leaving in 3 1/2 weeks for my elk hunt. I' ll be using Gold Tips with 100 grain 3 blade Muzzys, total weight of 400 grains, shot at 265 fps. This setup will be more than enough for elk. My last elk was taken with a 48 lb recurve, with no problems. Hit ' em where you' re supposed to, and you' ll have no problems with any fixed blade shot from an average hunting setup.

Antler Eater

Straightarrow how will I know you if I run into you? It looks like you and I will be going at the same time. [] Without giving away any privileged information, what general location do you hunt?

420-500 grain (I haven' t decided for sure yet this year) 28 1/2 " Carbon Express arrow, tipped with a G5 montec broadhead, out of a 70 lb bow.

dick_cress

To the items below, I just added the Limbsavers Quiver insert and my bow barely whispers. I only have and shoot one bow for the game animals I hunt; Elk, Mule and Whitetailed deer, bear, and cougar.

elknut1

I shoot a Hoyt ProForce with Fastflite limbs.
Set at 74lbs
Gold tip 7595 arrows with wt. tubes
Muzzy 115grn 4blade BH
Total arrow wt. 485grn
Release--Barner 250-rope release
Trophy ridge sights--vertical
6 arrow quiver attatched to bow
Silencers
Kisser button--I don' t use a peep sight

Besides being a decent caller, setup is one of the most important things that' s neglected. Most newcomers hide themselves to good, therefore miss oportunities at shots at an elk as they come in. On the other hand they move around to much and are spotted by elk usually without even knowing it, they think the elk lost interest and that' s why they left. Once setup, be patient, elk sometimes take their sweet time coming in very quietly, always be on high alert, even after 20 mins.
elknut1

CG

Mathews MQ1
28" Carbonaero Epics w/ Muzzy 115 gr. 4-blade @ 410 gr.
72 lbs, 29 in. DL shooting @ 270 fps.

Definately look into the Muzzy 4-Blades.....I' ve taken 4 bulls and a cow along with several big muleys and have never had one not pass through......They fly great and they make really good holes.......

The biggest thing I can advice you on is don' t hide BEHIND something when you' re calling, hide in FRONT......You' ll see what I mean......Also prepare yourself for the worst case of " buck" fever you' ve ever imagined.....My first bull encounter left me unable to walk for about 10 minutes due to an AMAZING adrenaline rush......