All Wapiti

[FerretWYO]

Mark that is awesome.

[oneshot-onekill]

I wouldnt care bull or cow...elk are awesome animals...one of these days!

[njstykbow]

Idaho 2005

 

Robertson Stykbow 65#@28".  150 gr. RazorCap with 625 gr. arrow.

Joe

[PAPA BEAR]

sweet bull njstykbow...what did he score....great brows...them brows look 20-21 inches...whys that bull hidin his face? he camera shy or sumthin?   :D

[FerretWYO]

My setup has changed some over the few years that I have been hunting. All of my bows are 57@28.

I have used three different bows to take my elk and four different arrows. This is in lagre part because I did some learning here and through experiance.

I took my cow and my first bull with a Palmer Classic double carbon. I was shooting a 35-55 goldtip weighted up 150 grains and a 125 grain magnus stinger.

I then switched to a 55-75 and no weights. Total arrow weight less than 500. Still using a magnus stinger. This was not a good plan. I spined the rag horn in my picture. I was very disappointed in how that arrow performed.

Then I got a new bow. My Pronghorn Ferret Recurve. I also went back to the drawing board for arrows. I started with a Axis FMJ 340 added a 100 grain insert and a 125 magnus stinger total arrow weight 600 grains. I took my largest bull with a bow to date with this arrow. I will say that it has performed the best. I took a lot of animals with this arrow and never once did it fail me.

Then I got my new Pronghorn Foam Core longbow. I am using a Axis 400 with a 100 grain insert and a magnus stinger(see a trend I really like this head for elk). Total arrow weight 570ish. Clean pass through on my elk this year.

You asked sorry for the long winded version.

[PAPA BEAR]

lol...nice job on the elk ferret...you elk slayer you...lucky duck living in wyoming.need a roomate or somebody to hunt with?  

[FerretWYO]

Joe that is one heck of a bull.

Elkherder thanks i have been blessed. If i never take another elk i will still have been a very fortunate person.

[Kevin Winkler]

This year was my 6th time archery elk hunting. The first 5 times was with a wheel bow this year was with a longbow in CO in an OTC area.
Guess I should have switched 6yrs ago      

 

[njstykbow]

Elkherder,

He grossed 365 5/8".  The whale tails are 21".  Bad pic of his face...he fell into that log and it's hidden in a shadow!

Joe

[ShadeMt]

Here is a 5x5 that I got in 2007 while hunting on my own in a Colorado wilderness area.  Taken with a 54 lb Toelke Whip with Carbon Express 150 shafts and Magnus broadhead with the total arrow weight increased up to 640 grains.  

 

[Missouri Sherpa]

[imhntn]

Great pics fellas.  Any elk with a bow is a great one in my book but there are some exceptional animals in here.  You guys rule.

[Fritz]

Beautiful critters! Congrats to all! Randy, love the 2009 bull with your new pronghorn longbow. How do you like the foam core limbs?

[FerretWYO]

They are smooth as silk. They have a diferent feel than my bamboo osage. The elk dont seem to care though.  

[Ray Hammond]

 

 

I hope I get to get after again next year

[FerretWYO]

Ray I was hoping that you would come around and put some pics here. As I have said before that is a great bull.

[Duckbutt]

Ferret.....thanks for rolling a wine bottle into a jail cell!!!!

I can't take much more of this!!!!!

[FerretWYO]

colorado has all of those otc tags I think that you can do it julian.

Kevin, Clay and John those are awesome.

John you are about to get to do a whole lot more elk hunting really soon. I hope that is all going very smooth for you.

[Duckbutt]

IF I don't draw WY, UT, AZ or NM.....I'm headin to CO this year.

[slivrslingr]

One of these days an elk will be stupid enough to let me shoot it, one of these days, LOL!  Keep 'em coming guys, it gives me hope!