Elk setup

[mmgrode]

Sounds like a lot of guys are shooting in the 50's range poundage wise. That's surprising! I suppose a true flying heavy arrow with a razor sharp two bladed broadhead in the right spot will do the job every time. But at the same time I also agree that I'd rather have a setup sufficient not just for when things are perfect, but for when things go wrong(ie. scapula shot, etc.) This is interesting, keep it coming! Cheers, Matt

[Dave Rice]

Depending on my recovery from surgery I'll shoot either a Wes Wallace Royal 58#@29.5 with 685gr ash arrows (STOS head), or a Treadway 50#@29.5 with 630gr poplar arrows or the 685gr ash arrows (I'm back to drawing 30", so bow weight will be a bit higher).

Two years ago Mike Treadway came to Colorado on his first elk hunt and took a mature bull with a 46 or 47# bow of his making with a 500gr carbon arrow sporting a two blade head. The arrow was stopped on the opposite shoulder in a quartering away shot from about 15 yards. The animal dropped in 80 yards.

[stick flipper]

65#@30 ancient spirits thunderhawk recurve with 31" 2219's tipped with 175 gr. 4-blade zwickey eskimo. This sept. will be my first elk hunt.

[rtherber]

This is my primary elk bow- 62#@28"-with 23/64ths PO cedars tipped with Zwickey 2 blade Deltas-- She's made a few trips out West-