How many arrows would you pack to hunt elk?

[bucknut]

12 Broadhead arrows, 3 Judo arrows and 3 spare junkers. Bad things happen. Once on a trip in NM the scrub oak was so thick it tore my quiver off my bow while slung trying to maneuver thru it. Never found it either. 5 FMJ's W/BH's and a $125 quiver. Got expensive real quick. I was pissed off when I got to a real Elky area and went to nock an arrow. Now I bring plenty of extras and a spare Bow W/ Quiver at Base camp.

[Orion]

I do two week elk hunts.  I carry four arrows in my bow quiver-- three broad heads and one judo point.  I pack another broad head and judo point arrow for my base camp.  Have another four or so in the truck back at the trail head.  Also have a back up bow in my truck at the trailhead.  

Figure I can always walk out to access the four arrows or the back up bow at the trail head if I ever needed them, but never have.  In fact, I seldom shoot more than one arrow at a game critter.  Do sometimes break my judo arrow and get into my back up judo, but that's about it.  

I carry an extra broadhead in my pack to put on one of the judo arrows if I should ever go through the 4 broad head arrows I pack in, but have never had to use it either.

[Whip]

Originally posted by Orion:
I do two week elk hunts.  I carry four arrows in my bow quiver-- three broad heads and one judo point.  I pack another broad head and judo point arrow for my base camp.  Have another four or so in the truck back at the trail head.  Also have a back up bow in my truck at the trailhead.  

Figure I can always walk out to access the four arrows or the back up bow at the trail head if I ever needed them, but never have.  In fact, I seldom shoot more than one arrow at a game critter.  Do sometimes break my judo arrow and get into my back up judo, but that's about it.  

I carry an extra broadhead in my pack to put on one of the judo arrows if I should ever go through the 4 broad head arrows I pack in, but have never had to use it either.

Pretty much exactly my answer as well.  In all my years of hunting game in a bunch of different states I've never come close to using that many, and unless I'm shooting a bunch at small game can't image ever having a need for more.

[longbow fanatic 1]

Great info everyone. Thanks for the advice.

[J-dog]

Originally posted by Michael Arnette:
I have a seven arrow quiver that I use. When I took my bull on the ninth day of my backcountry hunt I had 2 functional arrows left in my quiver. I'll blame the grouse for that LOL

That is what Im talkin bout! I am planning not this year but next (18) and if rouse legal I am bringing a mess of arrows!    

[FoCoBlackWidow]

I generally carry six into the backcountry. If I go through that many, I'm headed home.

[J. Holden]

I've seen you shoot.  You'll only need one!

However, I had a drill sergeant that still haunts me with this saying:

It's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.

Can't wait to hear of this adventure.

I took 18 arrows on my antelope hunt.  Came home with no meat and 16 arrows.  Yep, you've seen me shoot too!  

[longbow fanatic 1]

Originally posted by J. Holden:
I've seen you shoot.  You'll only need one!

However, I had a drill sergeant that still haunts me with this saying:

It's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.

Can't wait to hear of this adventure.

I took 18 arrows on my antelope hunt.  Came home with no meat and 16 arrows.  Yep, you've seen me shoot too!      

[Gehrke145]

6 arrow bow quiver, 5 broadheads one judo.  Have an arrow tube strapped to my pack with another 12 or so.   I typically have 4 or 5 tags, and when your out of food, arrows and grouse are gold!

[wingnut]

We tune both mine and Jason's bows to shoot the same arrow.  That way we take 18 with us to cover both of us.  I've never come close to using them all.  But did have a buddy on an antelope hunt that went through a dozen one year.  LOL

Mike

[Sixby]

I take a couple of dozen, CArry six in my plains style quiver plus a blunt.

God bless, Steve

[ChuckC]

I like to play.  I shoot a lot of arrows.  I am not near as worried about adequate broadheads as i am blunts

[Walt Francis]

I take five into the field and a dozen another seven in the truck for back up on local elk hunts.  There are 8-9 broadhead tipped arrows the rest are judos for stump shooting.  Having had too many judo tipped arrows fly away with grouse, I only use broadheads on them now.  When going to Alaska or other hunting trips, I take the same amount of arrows, setup the same.

[Archie]

I took about 30 with me on my 2 week float hunt in  AK a few years ago, brought every one of them back with me, too!  I figured that the arrows were key to the trip.  I could shoot as much as I wanted, stumping, horsing around in camp, shooting small game, etc.  And if I had run out of arrows for any reason, all the expense of the trip would really have bothered me.  If I were doing it again, I'd still take at least a couple dozen, with a some flu flus as well, for critters in trees.

Just my 2¢ ...

[NY Yankee]

The MTM Arrow Plus box will easily hold 2 dozen arrows.Wrap it with duct tape or zip ties to keep it shut during transport.

[Squirrel Hunter]

I have never needed more than one arrow for elk, but I always carry 5-6 in the quiver, including 2 blunts. Back at base camp, I have an extra bow that takes the same arrows and at least 6 extra arrows, in case I fall and break all the arrows in my quiver. I do the same for mule deer, turkeys, and javelina.

[YosemiteSam]

I only carry 4 but wish I could carry 5 in my quiver.  3 broadheads and 1 blunt for stumping.  My 5th would be an extra field point or dull broadhead with an adder behind it as a more serious grousing head.  I've stalked in on a couple but never taken a shot yet (rocks, brush, etc.). I carry a few extra points in my day pack.

My deer rifle carries 10 in a magazine.  I only carry 5.  I've only needed one.  Don't see why it would be much different other than the stumping & grouse.

I would take two bows that shot the same arrow. One dozen broadhead arrows and at least one dozen Hammer blunt arrows, and I may run out of the Hammer blunts if the elk hunting gets boring and there are a lot of small game possibilities.