Your Elk Bow

[Outwest]

55# here 560 gr. arrow.
Usually somewhere between 200' and 1000' elevation. A lot of times I can hear the waves crashing on the rocks. Never had an elk blow snot in my face they usually come in through the heavy brush silent or I stalk them.
It is exciting but it must be a little dull compared to the bulls in Co.

John

[Mark U]

I've always hunted elk with bows in the 65 to 70 pound range, but this year I got a new longbow from Dick Robertson that has 52# at 28 on the handle.  My draw length is 30 inches, so not sure what it pulls there, but the arrows weigh 625.  I've used the WW's the last five years and have killed five elk with them, so don't feel I need to change broadheads.  I might shoot wood this year, but the carbons I've used had all the weight on the front.

This year will be my 38th consecutive year hunting elk, 31 with a bow.  The one thing I learned is NEVER shoot an elk in the shoulder blade with an arrow.  It may very well kill the elk, but it won't be close to home when it dies.

Now, as far as empirical data. I hunt with a group of six to nine stickbow shooters in camp every year.  My bow was always the heaviest one in camp, for pull.  The rest of the guys favored the 55# range, and they shot (shoot) them well.  I think last fall we tallied up some numbers and for the last ten years the elk tally was well over 70 animals.  The arrows were wood, carbon and aluminum (the correct pronunciation is AL-U-Minium, according to the OZ guys)but the majority were with wood.  Back in the early 90's I shot a bull in the neck with a Doug Fir arrow and he dropped in his tracks.  The arrow probably weighed over 700 grains, but I don't know for sure.

Anyway, shoot heavy arrows out of whatever bow you want to use and it should work.

[Arrow4Christ]

I'm going fairly light if my HexV limbs come in.
DAS Dalaa with HexV-H limbs 62" 53#@30" (I draw just a little over 29.5", I'll have them set to 53# @ my draw)
Still trying to decide on the arrows. I'll either shoot Victory V-Force V1 300s with Blazer vanes or CX Maxima Hunter 250s with Blazers. Both will be around 495gr.
I'm shooting 3 different broadheads. Razorcaps, Wensel Woodsmans, and Phantom 4blades. There will be more of one than the other 2 in my quiver, after I test them we'll see   :D  
I am inclined to think that arrow tuning is much more important than arrow weight and my arrows will be bareshafted perfectly. I am confident it'll get the job done if I don't hit shoulderbone. Good luck to all the other elk hunters!
Craig

[Brute killer]

 Martin.... long time no see!!

I haven't been seen much of anywhere lately.
Working a lot,but it's starting to slow down.

As for my arrow weight (to stay on track of this thread    ), I'm shooting ~605 grain carbon arrows out of the 63 @ 30 bow, 170 grain Wensel Woodsmans leading the way.

[stick flipper]

65#@30 ancient spirits thunderhawk recurve with 665gr. chundoo arrows with 160 gr. ribteks