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praticing for elk season, drew a tag,,
Digital Caveman:
That's why you send your guide out with a paintball gun the day before. (lol) (lol)
Russ:
--- Quote from: tradcraftsman on May 05, 2021, 09:35:14 am ---That's why you send your guide out with a paintball gun the day before. (lol) (lol)
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"Hey dave.... i think theres an elk comin!"
"all right bill! im ready!"
"here he is, dave...get ready.. remember, aim small hi--- HOLY SMOKES IT PURPLE!!!"
Hawkdancer:
Russell,
I want to score some of that stuff, but it ain't legal in Nebraska!! (lol) (lol)
Hawkdancer
mmattockx:
--- Quote from: bradsmith2010 on May 04, 2021, 08:40:16 pm --- I am shooting my self bow,, its about 58@28 I dont quite draw it that far,, so probably around 55
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What are you using for arrows/tips and how far is a reasonable shot for you on an elk? Did you get a bull or a cow tag?
--- Quote from: Morgan on May 04, 2021, 11:31:27 pm ---Elk with a selfbow that you made would be quite an accomplishment!
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Gotta agree with that, it would be a fantastic accomplishment to take a large, tough animal like an elk with a weapon you made yourself.
Mark
Mesophilic:
My strategy for the upcoming elk hunt is as follows.
-will be using a commercial made horsebow (can't get a self bow to handle the ultra low humidity and elevations here) but the plan is shootshafts with home forged single bevel broadheads. Total arrow weight is looking to come in over 700 grains. If the shoots don't work out I'll use bamboo or douglas fir shafts.
-right now I place small bullseyes on hay bales at the range and move them to different locations so I don't get used to shooting in the same spot.
-in July I will stop using anything that acts as a bullseye. I will pick a spot on the hay bales and see how close I can get to it. Critters don't have a bullseye obviously, and I find this helps alot with target panic and just simply putting the arrows where you want them to go.
- in August I'll start shooting on life sized elk targets. Either cardboard cutouts I'll paint to look more real, or I'll order some 2D targets. Elk are huge compared to a deer and its way too easy to misjudge distance because that size makes them appear closer than they actually are.
-when I start shooting the life size targets I will treat the first shot of the session as if it were the holy of holies.
ETA: elk are tough critters. Make sure your gear is set up around max penetration. If you only get one lung, they can and will recover.
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