Elk Arrow Placement?

[beachbowhunter]

Originally posted by elkbreath:
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I also studied BB's posts before making this shot. Down in 8 seconds at 80 yards. The shoulder blade is way high and forward.

 

[Dusty Nethery]

Beachbowhunter,

Wow! That is impressive. What was your set-up? Really curious about the heads you were shooting.

Dusty

[Jack Skinner]

Nicely done Elkbreath.
It always confused me for people to talk about how far forward you should shoot animals in Africa, when your pictures and my observations have always been up the leg no matter where you hunt. That in the crease works but is cutting it close no pun intended.

Great visual thread.

[elkbreath]

A bull I took awhile ago entered where Beachbowhunters did, though I think it was even further forward and higher.  It was a complete pass through.  Upon the shot the bull ran approximately 50 yards or so. about ten yards after he whirled he went over a little ridge where we couldn't see him anymore.  WE never heard him drop either, so we gave him about 45 minutes before tracking.  I'll never forget standing up, having been sitting the whole time, and seeing him dead right in front of us...  And then being astounded how high and forward the shot was (relative to my perception)  and how effective.  Since then I've taken several bulls in that area, and always just as effective.

MY opinion is that the african perception is correct, like Jack pointed out.  Aim for that V!  8-)

[beachbowhunter]

When you shoot in the < section you get both heart and lungs. If I miss, I would rather it be forward into a bone and have the animal recover than hit the guts and possibly lose it...especially on an elk.

Dusty, I used my trusty Zipper Extreme 58@27, Carbon Express shafts with 150 grain 4 blade Stinger, total arrow weight of 620 grains.  Going lighter this year.

[fnshtr]

Thanks for the post Dustin. This is a very important and needful discussion.

I have not killed an elk... missed my only opportunity, but have taken over 50 whitetails with the bow. It is my opinion that the lungs of a whitetail may extend a bit further back, in relation to the front leg, than an elks. Us easterners used to shooting whitetail may need to adjust our spot a bit when elk hunting.

My cousin has had two bad experiences after hitting elk tight behind the shoulder while they were standing broadside. He suggested that I take only a quartering away shot, angling into the vitals from the mid-body point. I don't think he is aware of this and other threads that discuss the < shot.

Good luck to all. And, thanks again for the info.

wayne

[beachbowhunter]

Gotta be careful on the quartering shots too...check out the size of the stomach in the pictures. It is like a hay bale.

[fnshtr]

Point well taken beachbowhunter.

Thank you.

[PAPA BEAR]

put an arrow straight up the back of the front leg and halfway up the body and you have a double lung and a dead elk.

[wapitimike1]

Wow thats an eye opener. I'd think that far foward would put you in the danger zone. Not the boiler room!!! Thanks

[COOCH]

Straight up the leg and keep it in the lower third and you will be eating the finest venison that god put on the planet.

[artelkhunter]

Chuck C , I killed a Pope and Young bull in 03, the hit was back about 8 inches from the crease and a little high, which just about centered the back lobe in his lungs, result dead elk in about 80 yards.

[artelkhunter]

Again I've never seen it fail tight behind that crease   DEAD ELK. enough said.