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Offline Ringneck

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Wood arrows and elk
« on: May 17, 2011, 04:53:00 PM »
Since we are discussing various hunting arrows, how many of you use wood arrows when hunting elk?
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Offline Rik

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2011, 05:18:00 PM »
I do, using 600-grain Douglas Fir, and either 160-grain two-blade heads or the big Snuffers. I could not ask for better performance.

Elk have been my primary source of meat for over 30 years, and I've used wood arrows on all but three of the bulls I've killed. Those were the first three, and I used aluminum arrows at the time. (I was young and didn't know any better.)
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Offline San Juan Slim

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2011, 06:34:00 PM »
Most definitely!  All I shoot is wood.

Mike
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Offline Shedrock

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2011, 07:22:00 PM »
I'm actually eating elk right now killed with a wood arrow.

Only wood for me also.
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Offline Elksong

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2011, 07:25:00 PM »
Killed several with woodies! I shoot wood only also.
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Offline IdahoCurt

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2011, 07:29:00 PM »
Doug fir and cedar have not let me down.Shot placement is the key!
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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2011, 07:42:00 PM »
Yep.  Killed a couple of elk with wood arrows, an Alaskan moose, as well.  Been shooting wood for 50 years.  It gets the job done.
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Offline Tree Killer

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2011, 08:43:00 PM »
It's a proven fact, 9 out of 10 elk prefer to have the air let out of them by wood arrows.   ;)

Wood only here!
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Offline Brad Robins

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2011, 08:44:00 PM »
Woodies here on out!

Somebody right above made me some real beauts!


BU
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Offline Ringneck

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2011, 08:46:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Tree Killer:
It's a proven fact, 9 out of 10 elk prefer to have the air let out of them by wood arrows.    ;)  

 
:biglaugh:  Love it!
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Offline Raminshooter

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2011, 11:22:00 PM »
Speaking of wood arrows and their effectiveness:  I have a friend who shoots a self bow that, with plain ole cedar arrows shoots at a blistering speed of 151 ft. per second,  he has killed five elk with stone dead!
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Offline sagebrush

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2011, 12:11:00 AM »
I like wood. It has more character. I keep playing with the other types of shafts but always hunt with wood. Gary
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Offline Ringneck

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2011, 04:15:00 PM »
My Surewood shafts test kit is in the mail.... Thanks!
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Offline Benny Nganabbarru

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2011, 05:30:00 PM »
I haven't seen an elk here yet, but I have killed a massive bull camel, large boars and a small brumby with timber (Douglas fir) arrows.
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Offline Jesse Minish

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2011, 11:29:00 PM »
Just had elk for dinner. Never shot anything but wood.
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Offline Javi

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2011, 07:09:00 AM »
I look at it this way... if you couldn't kill animals including elk with wooden arrows, none of us would be here as our ancestors would have starved to death or worse been vegetarians.
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Offline Buckhorn47

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Re: Wood arrows and elk
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2011, 07:52:00 AM »
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