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selfbow elk?
david w.:
Ah thank you. Medicine takes apart in my hunting too i just didnt know that was the term
huntertrapper:
it isnt really the term so much as the feeling you get. i feel close to the native americans of my heritage so i always use "medicine" ;)
Wolf Watcher:
Years ago I lived on a big cattle ranch just outside of Yellowstone. I had a recurve I made. It pulled 65#s at 28". I used mostly jasper and obsedian points. There was no Wyoming law about stone points and most of my points were around 2" by 3/4". with any arrow I could find. I managed to surround both elk and mule deer and one moose with that old bow. It was a real dog by today's standard, but did the job. The secret for me was to have the points really sharp and get really close!! I sure wish I had a good selfbow back then!! Wolf Watcher
huntertrapper:
that sounds cool wolf watcher. see wheel bow people think you need all the high tech "crap" to kill an animal humanely.
330bull:
Well not to rub it in but...I plan on taking a bow elk hunting this fall that John Strunk gave, yes I said GAVE to me. I've become good friends with John lately and for some reason he just handed me this bow and told me "here's one for your collection." I practically cried. :'(
It's a Vine Maple Flatbow, ~58" ntn, and about 65-70# @ 26". It has +1" of natural reflex and is by far the most efficient bow I have ever shot. It shoots a 660 grain hickory arrow about 150 fps; plenty good for an elk even out to 30 yards.
So...although I have never attempted to use a selfbow on elk, I will certainly try this fall.
Best of luck to everyone!
Joe
Ps. John made that bow with a hatchet & pocket knife and stained it with charcoal.
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