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nclonghunter:
I have personally shot two elk in the shoulder with a wheel bow and it stops them dead. Point is, if you dont hit behind that shoulder bone it really doesnt matter. As Will Primos says, you shoot one through the lungs and they are like babies. Your high FOC should carry that arrow through the lungs with ease. Your job is to put it into the lungs and know the distance that you can. They are big animals and get bigger on the ground. You are following the right path with your arrow choice, two blade beveled and high FOC. Good Luck on getting close and placing the shot. I'll add that you should get you a Havalon Blade for skinning and cutting. Thise surgical blades are worth having!

bjrogg:
Good Luck to all you guys. Archeryrocks best of luck to you sir, I have total confidence if you do your part your equipment will do it's part. Just put it in the right spot and hopefully a quartering away shoot if at all possible. Really helps get that front leg and shoulders out of the way make the sweet spot bigger and helps for drawing your bow. I've never hunted Elk  but my brother has taken 3 with compound. I really have to build him a selfbow this winter. Happy Hunting everyone, have fun and take lots of pictures.
Bjrogg

Little John:
Dr. Ashbys research should be required reading for all bow hunters. One part that I found interesting is about how more penetration a true flying arrow will get compared to one that is wagging its tail. With that said you can get better penetration sometimes at say 25-30 yards than at 5 with the same set up. There are many more things that help or hurt arrow penetration.

bradsmith2010:
tuning the set up to your best is key,,
sharp,, shaving sharp,, sometimes a sharpening steel with put the final edge on with ease
put electracal tape on the heads you are not gonna shoot to keep them sharp,,
my friend forgot to take it off and killed large boar with the tape still on,, so not totally necessary but I would advise taking the tape off before shooting at game,,
carry a small file or stone for touch up if you need too,,
a fast flight will add to your set up performance,, every fps you gain,, is like adding a # of draw weight,, something to think about,, would make your set up shoot like a 5 to 7  pound heavier bow,,
keep your silencers to a minimum,,
and shoot the lowest brace you can with perfect arrow flight,, it shoots harder at the lower brace,,

if your arrow is really sharp and you hit right you gonna kill the elk for sure,, :)

twocurs:
I don't have a chrono... So I shoot my bows for distance.  I shot an elk last year with a maple selfbow that would cast an 500 grain arrow 170 yard.  The arrow I used to take the elk was a 30", 570 grains cedar shaft footed with 6" of purple heart.  I shot it at 28(ish) yards.  It was quartering at me and I slid the arrow in just behind the shoulder and into the liver.  It penetrated 16".  I don't know if it broke a rib because I didn't check.  We hunt public land and hoof it on foot.  So it was all work when I got to it.

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