I am going to give one a try.
i realized this weekend while writing a note to Rod at Safari Tuff that this year will be the 30th anniversary of my first bowhunt for elk. Wow, how time flies!
On that hunt 30 years ago, I killed a 6x6 bull at four yards. that hunt changed my life in so many great ways that i could not even list them.
Well, since this year is the 30th anniversary of that memorable, life-changin hunt, I have decided to do something special to make it even more special.
I am going to----for the first time in 30 years----try to kill a bull with a bare bow. Yep, you heard me right, I am going elk hunting sans bow quiver.
That is a big step for me, but it's also a good way to increase the enjoyment of my 30th year of elk hunting, and to make it something special.
I will share photos and ideas once my Arrowmaster arrives and I spend some quality time in the high country with it, stump shooting and testing it, and my ability to shoot without a quiver.
Rod thinks I may learn to shoot even better once I get used to shooting without a bow quiver. He mentioned something about side torque, and you know, he may be right.
Ah, the excitement of a new challenge. Good stuff!
P.S. This thread was started by Mike Schlegel, who knows more about elk and Idaho elk country than anyone I know. He is an Idaho Fish and Game Dept. wildlife biologist---the best of the best. Way, way back when I killed that first bull I mentioned above, his input was directly responsible for me and my dad being on that very mountain, deep in the heart of Idaho's best elk country. Thanks Mike, I owe you more than you know!