elk question revised

[tylerfire]

this year, i'm going on my first elk hunt. i heard somebody say that fixed blade broadheads were better on elk than mechanicals, due to their thick hide. i shoot 2-blade rage and was wondering what ya'll think.

[Humper]

if you are going to Colorado I believe that you have to use a fixed blade....I shot my bull elk with 100gr montec's and got a clean pass thru at 17 yards.

[Leemo]

if you are going to Colorado I believe that you have to use a fixed blade....I shot my bull elk with 100gr montec's and got a clean pass thru at 17 yards.

that's what I'll be shooting, my lungs will be burning the second week in September..........

[MountainMan]

You CAN use mechs for elk as long as they have at least a 1 inch steel cutting surface.
I shoot the 2 blade RAGE on 'em and it lays 'em out. Elk hide isn't much thicker than a deer, they just got bigger and thicker shoulder blades. For a fixed blade, I use either my slick tricks which work great or Thunderheads.

[Target-panic]

Fixed blades with a carbide or hardened chisel point are more apt to penetrate through both set of ribs or shoulder and ribs.

Shot placement, to me is more important, they will all kill one.

If your groups will hit a car door at 50 yard, then fixed blade. If you can split hairs within the spot you are aiming at 50 yards, use any sharp stick.

Just my .02

[ELKAHOLIC]

You will be fine with those I've had good luck with spitfires

[Humper]

This is from the Colorado website on legal hunting methods...

4. HAND-HELD BOWS: a long bow, recurved bow or compound bow on
which the string is not drawn mechanically or held mechanically under tension.
String or mechanical releases are legal if they are hand drawn or hand
held with no other attachments or connections to bow (except bowstring).
a. Hand-held bows, including compound bows, must use arrows with a
broadhead having a min. 7/8-inch outside diameter or width and min. 2 steel
cutting edges. Each cutting edge must be in same plane for entire length of
cutting surface.
b. Only legal hand-held bows allowed during archery seasons.
c. Min. draw weight of 35 lbs. required. Let-off max. of 80%.
d. No part of bow’s riser (handle) or track, trough, channel, arrow rest or
other device (excluding cables and bowstring) that attaches to riser can contact,
support and/or guide the arrow from a point rearward of the bow’s
brace height behind the undrawn string.
e. Bows can propel only a single arrow at a time. No mechanisms for automatically
loading arrows permitted.
f. Scopes, electronic or battery-powered devices cannot be incorporated
into or attached to bow or arrow.
g. Hydraulic or pneumatic technology cannot be used to derive or store
energy to propel arrows. Explosive arrows prohibited.


...when in doubt the wildlife dept in the state your hunting!

[Feederwatcher]

Fixed blades with a carbide or hardened chisel point are more apt to penetrate through both set of ribs or shoulder and ribs.

Shot placement, to me is more important, they will all kill one.

If your groups will hit a car door at 50 yard, then fixed blade. If you can split hairs within the spot you are aiming at 50 yards, use any sharp stick.

Just my .02

Now I know why your neighbors dont like you !

[BuckAssassin]

Muzzy 125

[J-J Matt]

I would go with a fixed blade, their hides aren't that much thicker than a deer, but they have tough bones and shoulders,

[Ricky T]

You'll be on the ground, probably shootin' at a BIG, alert animal at longer than normal distances.

Personally I wouldn't shoot a mech at an elk but I'm a little guy pulling less pounds than most. MountainMan lives up there with 'em and says he does it so ....

If you're pulling 65 pounds or so and can hit with a fixed blade broadhead it's a no-brainer to me.

Good luck on your hunt. Wish I was goin' this year.

[mudbone]

Whoa!!!!

Not much thicker than a deer!!! Man you must never have had to field dress an Elk. Thier hide is much thicker than a deer.

I would go with a fixed blade, their hides aren't that much thicker than a deer, but they have tough bones and shoulders,

[ELKAHOLIC]

I have been using expandables in Co. for years. I have called the dow to ask this very ? and have asked dow officers in person showing them the expandable that im using every time I have been told they are legal. The main and only reason I like them in Co. is I do alot of hiking many times over 10 - 15 miles a day. I walk ether with an arrow knocked or in my hand ready to knock. The terrien is allways steep or uneven so the chance of slipping or falling is high and a open blade out on the end of a stick is a very dangerous thing to be toting around. Plus nothing can ruin a hunt way off in the mountians like slicing your bow string with an open broadhead with a slight touch because you slipped or something. Beleave me I know a guy that did that once.

[Bill]

The main and only reason I like them in Co. is I do alot of hiking many times over 10 - 15 miles a day. I walk ether with an arrow knocked or in my hand ready to knock. The terrien is allways steep or uneven so the chance of slipping or falling is high and a open blade out on the end of a stick is a very dangerous thing to be toting around.

Why? You're living dangerously my friend, especially that many miles in. Have you ever encountered an elk and needed to make a snap-shot so fast that you did not have time to kneel down, maybe take a range reading with a range finder, feel your heart thumping and then compose and take a shot? Be careful.

[supertrooperl14]

I have seen several ek killed with a rocket mini blaster and it is more than does the job. My buddy double lunged and elk a few years ago with a rocket and it didn't go 30 yards. Goes back to the ole saying if you put it in the boiler room any head should do the trick.

I shoot the rockets because I don't have to resight my bow. Screwem in and go hunting. Good luck, hope you get one.